More wheel slip patterns; note the longitudinal striations. Photo by M V Karthik, 2002.

Effects of wheel slip - note how a layer of the rail surface has been skimmed off! Photo by M V Karthik, 2002.

An open level-crossing gate while a train speeds by! Photo by M V Karthik, 2002.

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta, the station with the longest name on IR. [Photo by ?? from IRFCA, 2002]

Token Instrument

Too Many Railgraphers. Near Castle Rock, 2003-01-14. By Lalam.

A beautiful Red Signal light.

CBC coupler of LPG tanker. Kalem (KM) Goa, 2 April 05. Subhash Rao.

Dual (BG/MG) gauge track at platform 4 at Mysore station. This platform is mostly used by MG passenger trains. Photograph by Jay Balakrishna, January 2003.

Sparkling clean board of very well-maintained rake of Deccan Queen. Mumbai CST, 2004-12-23. By Puneet Kumar.

point to Chougle Mines Private railway Line, I was here in WDG-3 last night when a empty 58 BOXN rakes came to park here at 9:30pm. Kalem (KM) Goa, 3 April 05. Subhash Rao.

Lorry on flat car. Photo taken from Mumbai Madgaon Jan Shatabdi near Ratnagiri. 2002-06-03. Lalam (uploaded by webmaster)

Voila! One of the many fully-converted 25 KV AC insulator caternary gantry supports on CR Mumbai :) This was a pleasant surprise for me!. Ghatkopar, Mumbai, 7/24/2005. Sundar "nut".

The radiator of rain-fresh CLA WDS/4D 19689 glistens on a maintenance block mission. My first day back in Mumbai - 3 years later!. Chembur, Mumbai, 07/17/2005. Sundar "nut".

Builder plate of the steam crane, built in 1935 in Tatanagar. This particular one has unfortunately been converted from coal to diesel fired which makes no sense when it guzzles 200 litres of diesel in a 3 hour period.
Is soon to be scrapped for...