The ACD tower which transmits signals to the anti-collision devices loaded on all locos plying on KR. This is on the Mavinkurve Island between the A and B bridges (Pawan Koppa)

Late into the evening, Gooty's WDG-4 twins pull onto the Sharavathi A bridge with a BTPN rake while heading south. (Pawan Koppa)

The last action of day 1 was the Madgaon - Mangalore Passenger with Erode's 11121 which is famous for its famous rebuilt EMD-style rebuilt wide cab. (Pawan Koppa)

Day 2 began with Ernakulam's WDM-3A #16237 curving in quickly with the Thiruvananthapuram-Bikaner Express on the A bridge. (Pawan Koppa)

As quickly as it had appeared, the train disappers into the Honnavar tunnel leaving a plume of smoke behind! (Pawan Koppa)

After this, I decided to do something different. I hired a boat and went midwater which is the only place from where one can get an angle like this on the massive B bridge. First up was the Mumbai-Mangalore Express with Kalyan's Shakti doing the lead hono

The Madgaon-Mangalore Passenger gracefully glides over the B bridge with Erode's unique loco - 1111 (Pawan Koppa)

The Anemometer which controls the bridge signal entry adds its contribution of a 1 to 11111! (Pawan Koppa)

Fishermen go about their work unperturbed by the loco and the train approaching! (Pawan Koppa)

A closer look at the train now - This is the biweekly Okha-Ernakulam Express with what else, but an Ernakulam alco :-) (Pawan Koppa)

A loaded Ro-Ro it was not to be, but an empty one it was! The only giveaway that it was not just a light Kalyan EMD were the sticks sticking at the sides of the flatbed rake! (Pawan Koppa)

Spot the loco contest :-) (Pawan Koppa)

Rain or shine, bridge or tunnel, river or sea...he goes on and on! (Pawan Koppa)

Bridges leading to islands, islands leading to tunnels. One just has to pause and let the breathtaking beauty of the Konkan and its railway sink in! (Pawan Koppa)

Even the tiny plasser machine looks beautiful when superimposed on such fine backgrounds! (Pawan Koppa)