WDM-2 Jumbo #17859 waits with the Trivandrum Rajdhani at Kankavli station on the KR as another express crosses. A front view of this locomotive appears on John's Vasco Vindaloo site. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2002.

Alas, a thing of beauty now gone forever! A YG powers out of Mysore with the Chamarajnagar Passenger. When I visited in 2000, the line was entirely diesel worked.
#AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2002. #MENTION#

Bhusaval station in the 1980s: a WAG-2 returns to shed. Note WG with passenger train on another platform.
#AUTH1#Dr. Shirish Yande#AUTH2#, 2002.

A WDS-4 diesel shunting unit gets ready to give up her place to a main line locomotive on at Howrah station on the ER after having brought in the rake of the Rajdhani Express.
#AUTH1#Shanku Niyogi#AUTH2#, 2002.

The 822 Mayiladudurai (Mayuram) to Villupuram Passenger crossing the Kollidam (Coleroon) River towards Villupuram. At the lead is YDM-4 #6303.
#AUTH1#Poochi Venkat#AUTH2#, 2002.

WAP-5 #30003 raises dust as she flies past Mathura with the 2952 Mumbai (Bombay) Rajdhani. Note the mismatched power car immediately behind the locomotive.
#AUTH1#Swaran#AUTH2#, 2002. #SILVER#

Silver painted faces (yewww!) as a pair of kids celebrates Holi at Raichur in 2001. This pic was shot from the 1064 Express. #AUTH1#Sridhar Shankar#AUTH2#, 2002.

A freshly painted Baroda WAP-4E #22075 pictured here at night at Badnera. #AUTH1#Zubin Dotivala#AUTH2#, 2002.

BG and MG parallel running: 9266 Dehra Dun - Okha Exp overtaking MG pass. to Rewari at Garhi Harsaru near Delhi. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2002.

A regular double YG turn: the Agra Idgah freight trip working to the yard on the far side of the Yamuna river, seen on its return passing through Agra Fort with YG #4222 leading, on 1982-01-10. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#, 1982.

9006 Express thunders through Bassein (Vasai Road) station with a WCAM-1 in charge. Note the driving trailer of the Diva - Bassein push pull on the next platform. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001.

A YDM-4-hauled train looks like a toy at the base of the mighty Dudhsagar Falls on the Miraj to Goa line. The line has now been regauged to BG. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2001. #MENTION#

A plume of exhaust smoke from YDM-4 #6380 competes with the sunlight breaking through the trees in the jungles of Goa. The line is now BG. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2001. #SILVER#

A sordid paradox: the sun rises over a smoking steam shed while our photographers are visiting there to mourn the sunset of steam at Wankaner. #AUTH1#Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#. #GOLD#

A view of the coach washing sidings at Madgaon on the Konkan Railway. Note the rotary brushes which ensure that the cars get a real good well-deserved scrub! #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001.