Freshly painted Golden Rock WDM-2 twins #16858 and #16853 haul a loaded tanker rake into Ernakulam. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Paint job of the locos are so fresh that you can actually smell it. Two observations here - both the locos have drivers, there is no BCNA wagon between the loco and the BPTN wagons. Ernakulam jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Joe.

Track repair work in progress. These men are measuring the distance between the rails with a ruler. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Ernakulam WDS-6 with the ERS-TVC Jan Shatabdi rake - Please see the next two pics too for more information. Ernakulam jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

The Jan Shatabdi is a combo rake and has some non Jan Shatabdi regular 2S coaches. Pity the people who have to travel in the 2S coaches paying extra JS fare. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

A very rare photo - The Jan Shatabi name board fixed on non Jan Shatabdi SLR of the train. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Erode WDM-2 #17375 running light. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Ernakulam WDM-2 #16804 runs light towards Ernakulam town with an open radiator door!!. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Hey, what happened to my loco??? The driver somehow notices the open radiator door and leans forward. He doesn't stop and moves on. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Erode v/s Ernakulam at Ernakulam Jn. On the left is Trivandrum bound Venad Exp and on the right is Canannore bound Executive Exp. Ernakulam jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Erode v/s Ernakulam action part 2. Ernakulam jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Trivandrum bound Indore-Trivandrum Ahaliyanagari Exp behind Erode WAP-4 22294. Soon an Erode WDM-2 will take over from the WAP-4. Ernakulam jn, 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

The two locos 17859 and 16804 smoke in tandem. 2004-10-23. By Jimmy Jose.

Ernakulam Jumbo WDM-2 17805 could not be converted to regular WDM-2 due to shortage of parts. So, the shed decided to redo it's control stand for enhanced visibility. Ernakulam Shed. By Jimmy Jose.

The complete control stand of Ernakulam Jumbo WDM-2 #17805. Thanks to Ernakulam's idea, all jumbos will be around for many more years. Ernakulam Shed. By Jimmy Jose.