Those Magnificient Men (and Woman!!)And Their Flying Machines!! On the Makalidurga Road, the BG Bridge can be seen. This was a road trip with a little railfaning thrown in!! We wanted to do the ghats and we did it in style!!...Yeah!! the WDM-2 exhausts we

Those Magnificient Men and Their Flying Machines!!. MKL. By Anupama.

Train from the Hills: MLY WDM-2 led KCG-YPR Express coasts into MKL. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

A Close Up of the MLY WDM-2 #17594 brings in the Kacheguda-Yesvantpur Express amidst some stunning scenery.MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

Gangmen Anil Tharian and Naren Damodaran return after a hard(ly) days work on the lines!!. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.

Bridge over no water!..the old MG line bridge that is partially covered up. There are 3 bridges here, and 2 small ones in a span of 100 metres. 2 are MG and one is BG. Alas!! there is no more MG here!!. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

Sandeep Mohan obtains an eagle's view of the day's proceedings. These signals were not working till later in the day. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

View from the top: this line has some F-1 curves, this particular one approaches the straight into MKL. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

View from the top: This curve leads into the Makalidurga station. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

The lines into MKL. A part of the MKL station board can be seen on the left. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

A knob like iron structure upwards from the ground reads 'signalling cable'. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

KJM Shakti WDG-3A #13024 leads an empty rake into MKL enroute to Dharamavaram. It is waiting for a crossing with the Karnatkaka Express bound for Bangalore. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.

The driver of the Shakti stretches off a late Saturday night hangover!. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.

King Karnataka with twin ET diesels, WDM-2 #18377 leading,roars by leaving onlookers and the freight trembling in its wake. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.

The entire goods train caught on the hillside as it speeds toward Dharmavaram. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.