John Mani leads the trek into the magical MG permanent way ! IRFCA Pune chapter were certainly the first railfans to walk this path in 30 years, maybe the first janata to ever to come here specifically for railfanning purpose ?. Shindawane, 5th June 2004.

Abandoned MG alignment as seen from the BG line. The prominent feature on the hill is not the railway track but a retention wall that might have been used to prevent landslides on the permanent way. The railway track can be seen at approximately 50% the

At the edge of the washed out (or deliberately removed ?) bridge. There was evidence of erosion due to high speed passage of water – and of deposition of various types of soils that had been washed in with the water. Shindawane, 5th June 2004. By Apurva

Some of the cuttings are blocked with landslides, some have dense vegetations and some have water/mud pools caused by the recent rains. Shindawane, 5th June 2004. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

More cuttings on top of the hill that carried rail traffic before the 1970s. Shindawane, 5th June 2004. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).