General IR Scenes Archive - 3

An Ex-Bhilai loco rolls down the midline of the Bhore Ghats also used by locals to commute down the valley. (Trayambak Ojha)

Facing back towards Mailani, the track completely vanishes into the foliage. Location is Raj Narayanpur on the MLN Gonda section of NER.

ED Shakti Twins with loaded BCNA rake at Makalidurga. (Pramath)

Those who have visited Bhimbetka would probably know the gate keeper there. A 1/3rd shot of a BOXN rake rumbling through the LC at Bhimbetka. The MP Tourism run hotel called Highway Treat rests right adjacent to the tracks to the RHS of the photograph. I

The Marathi word 'Dalimb' refers to the Pomegranate fruit. That is the name of the hamlet through which one approaches the middle of Shindawane ghat. This is the same 51409 passenger seen in Ashish's pic, at the same location - viaduct 3. This is the view

The Ratlam-Indore-Khandwa-Akola passenger glides smoothly over the majestic Narmada river before Omkareshwar road with customary Mhow YDM 4 #6736 incharge. Photo taken near the Gopal Midway treat restaurant next to the road bridge. (Sid)

Bir which once used to see superfast trains passing through until few years ago,now resembles a quaint little station. Khandwa-Bir shuttle at Bir station. Bir lies on the erstwhile Bhusawal-Itarsi line which ceased to exist in 2004.The consist is of 5 coa

KZJ WAG-7 going light towards Karjat. The KM marker of the UP line at that point is 120, while of the MID/DN line is 188.6KM ()

TKD WDP-3A #15513 set the tracks on fire with Golden Temple Mail about to complete its journey to Amritsar in a few minutes. It was thrilling to get hit by the wind created when it passed at high speed!! Taken at Jandiala (near Amritsar), Punjab, India.

Haven't we played such games when we were young...3 girls have a fun filled walk on the rails back to their home from college after getting down from the Manmad-Igatpuri shuttle! ()

The beautiful landscape as seen from Khajuraho railway station. The Uttar Pradesh 'link' Sampark Kranti express has now departed towards Mohaba. It will fuse with its better half at Jhansi for its onwards journey to Nizamuddin. The joining train would com

6179 YDM-4 of SILIGURI JUNCTION at RANGIYA JUNCTION!! (ashwin gandhi)

Pune WDM2 # 17991R pulling 51409 Pune - Kolhapur passenger towards Kolhapur, just after Shindawane station (Sagar Badukale)

Secundrabad rajdhani on a down gradient as it approaches Wirur on the Ballarshah-Sirpur Kagaz nagar ghat section. ()

This picture clearly shows the divergence of slow and fast lines just before Mumbra. As you see the MRVC rake is proceeding towards me i.e. it is on the slow line going towards Mumbai CST where as in the background a BCNA rake coming out from the famous P

A shot from the India Bulls Centre at Parel, Mumbai. Based on the short length, this train is probably an empty stock. Picture by James Billingham, 19th May 2011. ()

Vacuum Braked 40 UP Ahmedabad-Surat Passenger arriving at Kosamba Jn.behind a BRC WAM4 in an elegant blue livery.This was the livery before these locos were converted to Air Brake operation.
This train used to return from Surat as soon as its loco...

Down train hauled by a WCAM-1 loco near Kosamba B cabin. (Khalid Kagzi)

Having puffed its way up the Mewar plateau, the Ahmedabad - Udaipur Mewar Fast Passenger approaches the final curve of its journey, leading into Udaipur City station. ()

VSKP WDG-3A #14515 seemingly admired the 4 x 600 Sterlite Energy Ltd Thermal Power Plant, Jharsuguda while waiting at the track hopper. (Ankit Bharaj)

Somnath-Jabalpur express slowly passing through Sabarmati river with RTM WDM-3A (vrundan shah)

Quiz: What is happening here? ()

Vignettes at Shindawane: Nearly at the bottom of the ghat, Pune's WDM2 #17991R crawls down the gradient with 51436 Satara Pune passenger. 8th May 2011. (Apurva)

Vignettes at Shindawane: The new day's dawn welcomes Gooty WDG4 #12318 with a Pune bound BTPN rake. 8th May 2011. (Apurva)

A view of NFR's headquarters at Maligaon and Kamakhya station from the Nilachal hill. For a 22,000 pixel view of the same, including the Saraighat Bridge over the Bramhaputra ()

Somewhere here, an HCPV rake is trying to find its way through the concrete jungle of downtown Guwahati. ()

ERS WDM-2 Twins Erupts & hides the load as it negotiates a gradient on Tumkur Line. (Pramath)