Mission Jhumri Tilaiya
Images from a trip across the Eastern Ghats and then heading in to the famed coal fields of Jharkhand & West Bengal.
We come across India's premier freight locos - a LKO WDG4 #12222 and LGD's WAG9 #31125 as we enter the famed Mughalsarai yard. ()
We cross a BOBRN rake headed by twin WAG5s from Asansol.... ()
..And then a smoking pair of Bokaro based WDM2s ()
After changing its loco, the Poorva heads out to Varanasi. ()
In the shifting sands of time, what do the blind dream of? (Bharath)
As dusk falls, a light Mughalsarai WAM4P #20598 gets ready for work. ()
Platform 3 at Mughalsarai wears a deserted look as all the action is on the adjacent line. (Bharath)
The green dinosaurs of Kolkata, still going strong. ()
A panoramic view of the Howrah station and bridge, taken from a ferry across the Hooghly. Stitched from 5 frames. ()
The Sealdah Rajdhani streaks past a pair of double yellows with the lights of the Durgapur Steel Plant in the background. ()
Recent comments
Fantastic. The photographs not only revealed glimpses of some rarely-seen areas but also focused on the human aspect of IR. Hats off to all of you for undertaking this incredible expedition and coming back with this wonderful collection.
Posted by Manish on 2009 Oct 01 09:44:59 +0000
Rate this album as one of the best on the servers.. great work guys
Posted by Vivek Pillay (Oldman) on 2009 Sep 27 18:01:25 +0000
Another work of art, guys! The compositions are so good that even otherwise ordinary scenes have been transformed. Also impressed with your photo-op sensing skills and the way you have managed to "involve" catenary in many of the images, rather than...
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2009 Sep 22 11:25:56 +0000