The capture that made my day. It is moments like these that I live for.
Hubli WDG4s come face to face with their respective trains at Udupi. (Y Anil Kumar)

Date: 2012-09-05
Owner: Anil kumar Yerrapragada
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Make Canon Model Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Aperture Value f/5.8 Color Space sRGB
Flash No Flash ISO 100
Metering Mode Multi-Segment Shutter Speed Value 1/60 sec
Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Date/Time 2012 Sep 05 17:06:12 +0100
Comments
nice capture!
Posted by Suprateem Bhattacherjee on 2012 Sep 16 06:45:44 +0100
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The turn out is set for the siding only. Sri.Aasish is right in saying that 12020 would have entered loop if the points were set for the loop line.(motor operated points act as a pair only).It would have been very clearly seen if the other rail of...
Posted by Sriraman Sampathkumar on 2012 Sep 11 18:20:35 +0100
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IMHO, the turnout is not set from loop-line to main-line. Had that been the case then 12020 would have been admitted on loop line from main line. Please note that both the points in a pair are set either to normal or reverse.

Karan, if you...
Posted by Ashish Kuvelkar on 2012 Sep 11 07:39:24 +0100
Comprises of both LHF and SHF!!!
Posted by Chitrarth Parghi on 2012 Sep 11 05:04:00 +0100
@Krupa: At first glance it looks like the turnout is set towards mainline but look closely at the track farther from camera, the gap there makes me feel the point is correctly set towards dead end to "catch" the train if the LP overshoots the signal.
Posted by Karan Desai on 2012 Sep 11 01:58:50 +0100
Turn out is 'clear' for 12039, if LP overshoots signal than it derails on main line and head on collision with in coming train!!!
Is it usual phenomena to clear the line but to keep signal on 'danger'?
Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2012 Sep 10 20:45:06 +0100
Very nice!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2012 Sep 10 16:10:22 +0100
Nice shot!!
Posted by Alex P. John on 2012 Sep 10 10:54:58 +0100
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