North By Northwest

A journey undertaken in June 2006 to Ferozepur, Jammu, Udhampur and Katra to see, among other things, bridge and tunnel construction on the Udhampur-Katra section of the line to Kashmir.

Date: 2006-12-13

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Katra Yard - UHP end. Construction of a coaching depot and pit lines clearly indicates that many expresses that now terminate at Jammu will be extended here - a sensible move. Picture by B Vohra

Date: 2006-06-10

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On our last day at JAT, we decided to revisit the line and wait at a suitable vantage point for a train. It was bloody hot and no shade, but worth the wait!

Date: 2006-06-11

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Same bridge, same train, different photographer - B Vohra!

Date: 2006-06-10

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During our return to Delhi in one of those awful AC Specials, Bharat captures the moon trying to outshine a station light.

Date: 2006-06-11

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Thanks a lot! I was nostalgic for a while after browsing this album :-)

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2006 Dec 17 23:23:49 +0000

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Thank you all for the kind words.
Saifullah - we were guests of NR's Special Projects Construction Team and their on-site contractors & workers - ordinary people doing an extraordinary engineering job in difficult terrain, with a security...

Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2006 Dec 16 15:04:58 +0000

Hey Mohan and Bharat, thanks for giving us such a great insight into the railway system, both existing and being built. Also for the nice coverage of Hussainiwala area.

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Dec 15 19:48:57 +0000

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