A soon to pass into history WDS4D locomotive in Rajdhani livery shunts the rake of a Rajdhani in the early morning fog near Pragati Maidan, Delhi. (circa 2004).#AUTH1#Vivek Manvi#AUTH2# #MENTION#.

A cannibalized mg MAWD on a flat car at Ajmer, circa 1987. Paradoxically, the train is being hauled by another MAWD, which itself is probably living on borrowed time.#AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#.

WDM2 # 18773 bearing the new green livery of Pune shed takes a breather after having just rumbled into Parbhani station with the Devgiri Express from Bombay (Mumbai).(circa 2004).#AUTH1#Sachin Balwatkar#AUTH2#.

Workhorses, all of them. Goods being unloaded from freight cars onto a sturdy local truck at Trichur, Kerala. Note another truck awaiting loading and a third one with its cargo being tied down after loading. Typical scene in an Indian freight yard. (circa

A most unusually coloured WAM4 at the Vijayawada trip shed, circa 2003.#AUTH1#Dr.M.M.Saifullah#AUTH2#.

Getting the low down on a caboose: low shot of a guard van at Dum Dum, near Calcutta. (Kolkata), circa 2004. Nice, artsy shot with lines leading into the picture and all.#AUTH1#Samit Roychoudhury#AUTH2# #SILVER#.

The Madras Egmore to Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi piloted by a WAG5 takes a breather near Nellore, circa 2004.#AUTH1#Bharat Moro#AUTH2#.

Unusual air smoothed profile for an OHE inspection car. Behind this is the tradtional square profile car, followed by a WDS4 shunter. Location: Tripunittura, Kerala, circa 2004.#AUTH1#Jimmy Jose#AUTH2#.

Strange bedfellows: a WAG7 electric leads a WDM2 diesel over a bridge at the Dara Pass on the WR, circa 2004. #AUTH1#Vikas Chander#AUTH2#.

The watchman at the bridge at Nellore: a poignant human interest shot. (hence the award): tin shed that gets unbelievably hot in summer, hard stone to sit on. The shirt probably dries out the sweat from beneath, and provides some relief from the hardness

An Indian built WDP4 'Baaz' diesel unit # 20012 coasts along with an express train, circa 2004. Note minor variances from the original US builds, such as a more air smoothed profile, contoured headlight casing, absence of bay windows and a more flambuoyan

Top-headlight WAP4 unit # 22580 awaits the signal at a level crossing near Bangalore as a puny Tata Indica car nonchalantly crosses the brute's path. Note yellow pantograph. All new WAP4s now feature roof mounted headlights. The 'X' nailed to the face of

The low down on a KJM WDM2A at Bynapahalli, near Bangalore, circa 2004.#AUTH1#C.G.Raghuram#AUTH2#.

Featuring for the first time on showcase: a unit of the Calcutta (Kolkata) metro speeds past on one of the 'above ground' sections of its route, circa 2005.#AUTH1#Samit Roychoudhury#AUTH2#.

Rugged Western Ghats scenery as the Sahyadri Express clips along on the third line on the ghat section between Bombay and Poona (2005 / late 2004). #AUTH1#Ashish#AUTH2#