Well past 10 in the night, we were the only passengers waiting on a deserted suburban platform for a horribly late train. Banaswadi, Camera: Sony Ericsson K750, Date: 2007-09-14, Colin Peter.

The 7311 MAS-Vasco swinging on the twisties on the way from Dharwad to Castle Rock. 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

Let the trek begin...Colin, me and Ramdev at Castle Rock prior to beginning our trek. 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

A lone Gooty baldie wandering down the ghats takes us by surprise & completely unawares. 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

No limits to the extent to which a railfan can go to capture his subject...Bizzy on a signal post & Ramdev in the bushes capturing the DN Amravati. 15th Sep 2007, Colin Peter.

Rains, mist, steam and diesels! It's pouring as hard as it can and the rainwater falling on the WDGs creates clouds of steam as a penta-headed rake thunders down the ghats.

The devils close in on us! 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

We catch the UP Goa Express, a.k.a. 'The Super' snaking past Caranzol. 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

As dusk sets in, bringing along a thick cloud of mist, twin WDG-4s heading a freight pull into Caranzol, apparently scanning the tracks with the powerful low-beam lights! 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

The bankers disappear into the mist, leaving behind a trail of light resembling a comet's tail. 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

As night starts setting in, a sharp beam from the starter pierces the mist-filled sky and a couple of CFL lamps dimly illuminate Caranzol station building. In the absence of electricity and a diesel genset being the only source of power, every watt of pow

Tracks at Caranzol station at dusk. The visibility was barely around 50m at this time. 15th Sep 2007, Colin Peter.

This is how the three of us spent the night...by the trackside! And everytime the thundering bankers passed by, barely two feet from us, we got up with a start, thinking it was going to run us over! 2007-09-15, Bizzy Mishra.

The rake that brought us to DDS, now makes an unscheduled halt at DDS due to a rare (and unexpected) point failure. The pilots had to cumpulsorily stop their rakes at DDS and got clearance only after the points were manually set. 16th Sep 2007, Colin Pete

The penta-headed freighter which brought us from Caranzol to DDS waits amidst a thick mist at DDS while one of the loco pilots takes a walk down to the station. 2007-09-16, Bizzy Mishra.