WDM3A #16084R of Ernakulam waits patiently with her 16 coach load as hordes of "Marunaadan" Malayalees crowd each inch of space on the platform for the send off to the first regular run of the Garib Rath - A dedicated train from Mumbai to Kerala being inaugurated after 10 long years!

Dargah at Secunderabad or DOW - Dargah on Wheels!!! MLY WDM2 16388 decorated like a Dargah for hauling Halkatta special for 30th URS-E-QUADEERI being brought in from MLY and moving towards Hyderabad. Short hood was decorated like Dargah, both sides of short hood had brass eagles welded and bolted, both sides of cabin had facing brass sharks again welded and bolted, side of long hood had a big hoarding in Urdu, brass swans adorned railings of side walks and Long hood had a crown like thing placed on side walk, Secunderabad Jn.

People queuing up for boarding Science Express. One can see queue extending well beyond the huge eculyptus trees, Bangalore Cantonment

The lone ranger of IR

The gate man at NFC Nagar LC (near Ghatkesar) is all attention as the SC-Guwahati comes rumbling up the grade.

Tondiarpet WDM 2A #18319 bringing in Nagercoil Junction-Trivandrum Central Passenger to Kulitturai Station.
Biju Bhasker

The Hindupur - SBC passenger curves into the loop line at MKL with a KJM WDM3A # 17930. This was the first of the two crossings that we witnessed at MKL today. From the other side came GTL twins WDM2A # 17689 and 16966 with a BCCN rake. Picture by Abhijnan Ray. 15-Mar-2008

The second crossing of the day. A late running Kachiguda - Yesvantpur Exp. with GY WDM3A 18796R curves into MKL station while the Yesvantpur - Guntur passenger waits with GTL WDM3A 18794R Picture by Abhijnan Ray. 15-Mar-2008

The Udyan gleams in the morning sun light with WDP4 20043 in charge. Picture by Abhijnan Ray. 15-Mar-2008

Night Attack: The August Kranti Rajdhani blasts past a deserted Umroli in the darkness, lighting up its vital statistics for us railfans!

These railfans and the Welcome board on the border of SCR and CR welcome the MYS-JP exp as it reaches BPQ in morning hours from KZJ side. Of interest to note is the change in the Km markings. The 893 Km stone and the 892.38 mark on the electric pole denote the distance from CSTM (CR headquarters)through KYN-IGP-BSL-WR route. Here the markings change from 893 to 135 (hidden behind the welcome board)- which is the distance from Wardha Jn and proceed further (136,137,138...) towards KZJ. 11 Jan 08. Dr Akash Bang

Another image I wanted to capture for a long time - flag exchange between the SM and the loco pilot. ED WDM-2 #17363 hauls the Mumbai-Nagercoil express via MKL. 2008-03-15.

AJJ WAM-4 21266 hauls the Dhanbad bound express train.

The Madurai-Bodinayakkanur Passenger at the backdrop of the Cardamom Hills. June 2007, Canon PowerShot A530, S.Ashwin

1622 Satara Pune Passenger headed by WDM-2 #18512 arriving at Shindawane headed towards Pune, 13 April 2008. Photo by Dinesh Hukmani

WDM-2 smokes as it leaves Shindawane heading the Satara Pune Passenger, 13 April 2008. Photo by Dinesh Hukmani

WDM 2A #17767 moving in to take the charge of Trivandrum Central-Chennai Egmore Ananthapuri Express. Nagercoil Junction. Biju Bhasker

The break of dawn at Asaoti. The weather was brilliant with cloudy skies, light drizzle, and cool winds! Perfect conditions for Railfanning but not for railway photography!
A tiger face WAG 7 with its load lurks on the 3rd line ready to depart while a TKD deemer heads towards Asaoti through the loop to pick up a couple of oil tankers.