The Vindhyas beckon....

The banker works furiously in the ghats. (Akshay Marathe)

The guardian for Patalpani.. notice that the train is on the verge of finishing a 1 in 41 up grade. A "Level" marker can be seen hiding behind the semaphore... ()

YDM4 #6360 works a small consist of BTP wagons at Mhow Yard... ()

The "Gang" at Mhow: From Left to Right: Dilip Setlur, Akshay Marathe, Nitin Master, Vibin, Jayasankar, Abhishek Nair, Kaushik, Bhhushan, Ramdev Gowda, Karan, Colin and Bizzy (Not in the image are: Yours Truly, Karthik and Shantanu Kulkarni - sin

MG paradise! Hard to believe that you are in 2009, when you see the MG bustle at Mhow - 6 active tracks, 3 live platforms 5 working YDM-4s - all at the same time, at the same place - Who'd want to go back? 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()

This Mhow YDM-4 waiting on one of the loops at Mhow was the center of attraction during our halt at Mhow, with fifteen cameras clicking away merrily, and a queue of railfans waiting to be photographed on the loco!! (Akshay Marathe)

MHW YDM-4 #6726 stands at its home shed of Mhow.2009/03/14 (Abhishek Nair)

The 'gang' at Rajendranagar, awaiting a crossing.... (Ramdev Gowda)

Something that's extremely rare to come by, and will be even rarer to come by a few months later - Twin YDM's hauling an 18-coach MG passenger rake, smoking for all their worth! 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()

YDM4 #6726 of Mhow heading the Ujjain Passenger, at Indore ()

YDM4 #6607 heading one of the numerous passengers towards Mhow, at Indore ()

The starter at Ratlam turns green for the 2948 Azimabad express bound for Ahmedabad. The advanced starter is double yellow. (Akshay Marathe)

BRC WAP-4 #22392, in charge of the Azimabad express waits at RTM inspite of the green starter, as it had a compulsory halt of 8 minutes at Ratlam. (Akshay Marathe)

GZB WAP-5 #30004 hauling the 2953 BCT-NZM AK rajdhani express waits for the starter signal at RTM.2009/03/15 (Abhishek Nair)

WDM2 #17536 of Ratlam reverses at Vadodara, to take charge of Shanti Express (Ramdev Gowda)

Ratlam WDM-2 17536 coming in for attachment to 9310 Indore-GNC Exp at BRC. 2009-03-15, Bizzy ()

Ratlam WDM-2 #17536 ready to depart towards Gandhinagar with the Shanti express in tow after its reversal. Taken at BRC. (Akshay Marathe)

LDH WAG-7 27669 hauls in a ConRaj rake through BRC while WCAM1 21825 enjoys the morning sun in the background. 2009-03-15, Bizzy ()

Triple combo... WDG3A #13109 of Abu Road heads off to the yard after bringing in the Ajmer/Udaipur-Bandra Express (the return link for the Mumbai Gang), while WCAM1 #21825 comes in to take charge of the train, to Bandra. A WAM4 hauled passenger train can

WCAM-1 #21825 takes charge of 2996 Ajmer/Udaipur - BDTS superfast for the last leg of the trip from BRC to Mumbai. It did a satisfactory job of hauling the mammoth 23 coach load. (Akshay Marathe)

Light AJNI WAG-9 #31112 waits in the freight yard at Valsad. (Akshay Marathe)

A-See-D-See? Light locos WAP-4 and WCAM2P shunting on the same line at BRC. 2009-03-15, Bizzy ()

Vadodara Station.... ()

WDG3A #13381 of Kalyan brings in the 6613 Coimbatore Express to Vadodara... the Bangalore/Chennai gang returning to Krishnarajapuram by this train ()

Its all greens after Krishna! Our train gets a line of Greens after we crossed the single line bridge across Krishna... ()

Twin Gooty WDM3As, led by #18914 (the trailing loco was #14034), rush past my train outside Raichur with a BOXN rake.. ()

The 6613 Express waiting for a signal at Pattakottacheruvu... the lead loco was WDG3A #13381 of Kalyan. Ernakulam WDM3A #16295 was being carried dead. ()