Smoking twin ALCo

Sunny afternoon, ERNAKULAM WDM-3A pair smoking as the engineer opens the throttle a bit to climb a gradient with VENAD Express

Mountains & Gradient

KALYAN WDM-3D pair rolling down a gradient with DURONTO Express with Akamala Machad mountain range in the background

Smoggy afternoon

Dirt covered ROYAPURAM WAP-7 on sunny late afternoon suddenly covered by smog, powering Nagercoil Jn bound ERNAD Express

East to South

PATNA Express, connecting Bihar in East of India to Kerala in South of India, powered by ERODE WAP-4 passing through outskirts of Thrissur

Shining LALLAGUDA WAP-7

Fade evening light brightens the colorful Jan Shatabdi consist powered by a clean old series LALLAGUDA WAP-7

Rugged old workhorse

ERODE WAP-4 powering Ernakulam Jn bound PATNA Express slowing as it is amber signal ahead and red after that as section was not clear

Cleanest train

Chosen as cleanest Inter-city Express of Indian Railways according to Train Cleanliness Survey - 2018 (Inter-City Express category) by IRCTC

ARONAI Express

Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express (12507/12508) is named as ARONAI Express from January 31st , 2019

Through country side

ERNAD Express powered by ERODE WAP-4 slowing down as the signal was in amber since the section was not clear to proceed ahead

Hazy afternoon

Faded sunlight on a hazy afternoon could not diminish beauty of ERNAKULAM WDM-3A pair as they rip past me with VENAD Express

Dual WDM-3D

Usually WDM-3A locos are paired but this DURONTO Express has WDM-3D pair mostly which is a bit of excess power for this small consist

Mid-mount headlamp WAP-4

One of few WAP-4s with mid-mount headlamp that gives a different look but was discontinued in other WAP-4s and made roof top

Meeting a friend

Happy moment when a fellow trainspotter and friend is in the train passing by as he returns home after his trainspotting session

Opening throttle

Loco pilot opens the throttle of ERNAKULAM WDM-3A pair and they respond with light smoking while approaching a gradient

Ripping Intercity Express

As always, KSR Bengaluru - Ernakulam Jn Intercity Express rips past me with ERODE WDP-4D in lead will all green ahead