Grime power

Dirt covered ROYAPURAM WAP-7 powering clean carriages of Chennai Mail Superfast Express, skipping Paravur station on its way to Kollam Jn

Crossing trains

Thiruvananthapuram Central bound KERALA Express crossing KSR Bengaluru bound KANYAKUMARI - KSR BENGALURU Express

New colors & logo

Almost 5 years before I spotted this loco with different colors but now it is sporting the new colors and logo of VATVA shed

Mixed carriages

Jan Shatabdi Express with mixed carriages of different colors rips through Paravur station powered by an old ROYAPURAM WAP-7

My favorite train

Chennai Mail Superfast Express with new WAP-7 locomotive and shining carriages on perfect sunny evening was a visual treat for me

Long hood in lead

Long hood in lead gives an imposing look to PONMALAI WDP-4B as it negotiates curves after curves between Paravur and Kappil

Whining WDP-4D

PONMALAI WDP-4D breaks the calmness of Paravur village with its typical whining as it rips through with H.Nizamuddin bound Weekly Express

Curving train

ERODE WAP-7 powering Thiruvananthapuram Central bound KERALA Express passing through the curves between Paravur and Kappil

Sunshine & train

Due the effects of climate change sunshine is a rarity these days but I got lucky on this day with a perfect sunshine and blue sky

PONMALAI colors

PONMALAI shed EMD locos sporting PONMALAI ALCo colors gives a better look than the usual BLUE and WHITE colors of EMDs

ERODE WAP-7

WAP-7 from my favorite shed ERODE powering my favorite train Chennai Mail Superfast Express ripping through Paravaur on a sunny evening

Odd carriage

MALABAR Express powered by ROYAPURAM WAP-7 was having an additional UTKRISHT livery carriage which was looking odd

Old workhorse

ERODE WAP-4 with 20 years of service, rolling into Paravur station with an hour late Mumbai CSMT - Kanyakumari Express Express

Changing times

Spotting a WAP-7 loco was a big thing 4 years back but now it has become common and loco too evolved over time into a high speed loco

Shining WAP-4

If the WAP-4 loco is shining, then chances are more that it is from ARAKKONAM shed which maintains all its locomotives in pristine condition