In order to explore a diesel paradise dominated by Bondamunda and Visakhapatnam diesels in the state of Orissa, we discovered some very picturesque locations near Sambalpur and then travelled upto Koraput to experience the famous Rayagada - Koraput section. An album by Ujjawal Kashyap and Ankit Bharaj.
After crossing the Mahanadi Bridge, the tracks run along the power channel before approaching Hirakud station. The section before the station is indeed picturesque!! The train is Tilagarh bound passenger. (Ankit Bharaj)
BNDM Beauty!! Jharsuguda-Titlagarh Passenger exits out of Power Channel bridge with a nicely maintained Bondamunda WDM-3A # 16298R in charge (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Yet another BNDM Shakti pair led by WDG-3A # 13365 chuggs hard under the massive trees as it accelerates out of Hirakud station with a fully laden BOXN rake in tow (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Sun was setting as Bhubaneshwer bound intercity proceeded towards it next halt Sambalpur Jn with VSKP WDM-3A # 14044. Notice the sun shining off the tracks under the coaches!! (Ankit Bharaj)
BNDM WDG-3A # 13349 & # 13134 were executing an elaborate shunting process for caboose reversal of the BOXN rake seen in the picture. (Ankit Bharaj)
Twin KGP WDM-3A led 18006 KRPU-HWH Samaleshwari Express patiently waits for the starter at Hirakud station of ECoR on a peaceful evening (Ujjawal Kashyap)
BNDM Hanumanji :) 12871 Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Superfast Express ready for departure from pF#2 of Sambalpur Jn with a newly rebuilt WDM-3A # 16556R at its helm (Ujjawal Kashyap)
The LP of Ispat Express flashed his green torch to exchange the signal with the gaurd while departing from Sambalpur Jn. (Ankit Bharaj)
VSKP WDM-3A # 16468R shunts the slip portion of SBP-HWH Samaleshwari Express on pf#1 at Sambalpur Jn. (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Hey bro, wassup?? ;-) SER's Kharagpur WDM-3A's #16437R and #16406R seems to be gossiping something before they depart towards Howrah with Samaleshwari Express (Ujjawal Kashyap)
VSKP WDG-3A duo led BOBYN rake had to stop at Sambalpur Jn due to an army of RED's ahead! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Palindrome Baldie!! A very long Fourcee chemical container rake led by VSKP WDG-3A # 14541 waiting for the signal at nicely lit-up Sambalpur station (Ujjawal Kashyap)
A beautiful looking BNDM WDM-3A # 16144R brought the 18310 Nizamabad-Sambalpur Nagavali Express upto its final destination(Ujjawal Kashyap)
The night drama continues!!Long exposure shot of BNDM WDM-3A # 16076R which came to detach a single Sleeper coach from PGDA-SBP Intercity Express at platform#2 of SBP Jn (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Finally comes the train for which we were waiting for the whole day, the 13351/18189 Dhanbad/Tatanagar-Allepey Link Express arrived at pF#1 at Sambalpur with the super power of Twin VSKP Alco's led by a shiny WDM-3A #16054 (Ujjawal Kashyap)