Four railfans - Pawan Koppa, Shishir Jairam, Shreesha Jairam, and Santosh Kulkarni set out on a trip to explore the newly constructed, but a very old route between Mysore and Chamarajanagar. The town Chamarajanagar is named after the great Maharaja of Mysore, Chamaraja Wodeyar (1774-1796). Though this line has been converted to BG, the rustic settings and a serene environment brings back the memories of the old MG route that the Maharajas' of Mysore used for hunting many, many years back. A must cover route for all railfans.
And finally, a sight to behold. 8000 hp of raw, original EMD power for a 10 coach rake! UBL twins #20007 and #20026 are the powers for our return trip to Bengaluru on board the 2008 Shatabdi. Mysore Jn. 2010-06-20. (Pawan Koppa)
The group - Pawan Koppa, Shreesha and Shishir Jairam. (Sant Kulk)
Another group photo - This time its Shishir Jairam, Pawan Koppa and Santhosh Kulkarni(from L to R). 2010-06-20. (Pawan Koppa)