Landscapes

A tunnel along KR. My dad took this photo; he wasn't exactly rail-fanning, as can be seen by the absence of an actual train!. 02 Sep, 2005. VS Padmanabhan, Uploaded By Prasanna Padmanabhan

Soutbound freight at Chilka Lake. South of Rambha, 1986-12-31. John Lacey.

Tigerstripes WAG7 27019 (Shed??) hauling BCNA load towards Sanathnagar stops for another freight to cross at Ammuguda on the Sanathnager - Moula Ali Byepass line. 2005-09-18. Cartik.

Beautiful hill sections on the Rourkela-Barsua route. 2005-10-11. Bizzy Mishra.

Chal chaiya chaiya: Watching from the chaircar next to the WDM-2, I (as well as many other heads turned towads the loco) enjoy the vibes as the train hits another scenic curve. Rourkela-Barsua route, 2005-10-11. Bizzy Mishra.

Curver's delight: The 110-KM Rourkela-Barsua route is a visual delight for anyone who loves rail-curves. Unfortunately, this 3-coach passenger/DMU is the only train that runs on this route, one trip a day. Rourkela-Barsua route, 2005-10-11. Bizzy Mishra.

View from the hilltop near the Ammuguda Byepass Line Control Cabin. Here you can see the Secunderabad - Nizamabad - Nanded Line in the background as it enters Cavalry Barracks station just behind the road overpass. In the foreground, you can see the elect

Nice plume of smoke by WDMx combo (second unit clearly with Gooty livery, cannot tell road nos of both) hauling the Secunderabad - Nanded Pass out of Ammuguda station on the Secunderabad - Nanded line. The Sanathnagar - Moula Ali Byepass line can be seen

The Secunderabad - Nanded Pass slows down as it approaches Cavalry Barracks Stn. This used to be MG all the way to Ajmer in Rajasthan. The Kacheguda - Ajmer Express was the pride of this route and YDM2 sightings (hauling Secunderabad - Bolarum locals) use

The permanent way and the other way : A cyclist peddles his puny cycle along the lines where the beasts romp.

#6130 disappears into the mists as it creeps over the fantastic Pamban Viaduct. The adjacent and much newer road bridge gets a complimentary mention in the guide book - the 90 year old rail bridge doesn't! 2004-12-02.

GOC YDM-4 #6311 passes over the Aryankavu viaduct in the Western Ghats between Tenkasi & Quilon.

Looking back at the nine coach rake of the Tirunelveli - Quilon Express on the Aryankavu viaduct.

A YG hauls the daily ( afternoon) passenger train from Bodinayakkanur towards Madurai. The location is at the summit of the 1 in 110 climb. Cardamon Hills in the background. Photographed 1984-12-( 28 0r 29).

Chilika lake view#1, Near Chilika stn. 2005-11-20, Bizzy Mishra

Ennore Creek in the evening of 2005-11-17. By Shanmugavel Kannan.

Life along the tracks.

Against a rising sun, the BL-BRC Intercity makes a spirited start to its journey. Converted WAP-4 22057 is at the head of the train. Auranga Bridge, Valsad. 2005-12-18

Another Picturesque spot on the LD-VSG line. This spot is jut ahead of Sankvel station as you go towards Vasco. I was unlucky both the timnes I visited here to spot trains and capture them in the background of the sea

A Bridge. Taken from Jan Shatabdi to Ratnagiri. Taken by Venkata Satish on 2006-03-05

The signal towards hafeezper and Lingampalli ,this signal now shows a green aspect which it was not showing before ,earlier it was caution and attention only

A sweeping view of the locales around Hi-Tech City station near HYB.on the extreme left is borabanda which is the previous MMTS station

Streaks of light from the setting sun signals an end to a wonderful afternoon of railfanning at Ghatkeskar. Many thanks to SC gang members for being such wonderful hosts.

The MG alignment near Daundaj. Note the culvert in the front and a cutting in the hill, in the rear

Looks like a scene on the KR? No, this is river Nira in Pune-Satara section. Many passenger trains have a halt for watering of coaches at NIRA

View of Monkey hill from the top of a hill and can also see the Mumbai-pune Deccan exp halted there

Old and the new bridges with Bharathapuzha, Kerala's longest river in the background. Onboard 6601 Mangalore mail, somehwere near Kuttipuram.2005 August. Sandeep Sreedharan, san.sreed@gmail.com