'Three Sisters - I' : A WAM-4, a WDM-2, and a WG together.
From the collection of I S Anand (re-photographed from prior photographs by M V Karthik).

'Three Sisters - II' : A WAP-4, a WDM-4, and a WG together.
From the collection of I S Anand (re-photographed from prior photographs by M V Karthik).

'Three Sisters - III' : A WAM-4, a YP, and a WDM-2 together, from an old SCR advertisement in the 'Indian Railways' magazine

Three IR workhorses at Charbagh shed. Scan provided by Vijay Balasubramanian.

Workhorses of Indian Railways Kazipet WDM2 18539 and Arrakonam WAM4 6PE 21307 standing on adjacent platforms. Bangalore City Jn., 2005-04-24. Pavan Kumar.

Loco line up at Manmad - Gooty's WDM3A, Kalyan's WCAM3 and Gaziabad's WAP1 represent 3 distinct parts of the country (south, west and north) and also 3 distinct forms of motive power (diesel, dual voltage electric, ac electric). Manmad - March 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Washing under the wires - the station water column doubles as the communal shower as a WG shunts empty carriage stock.1993

WDM-3A #18955R of Andal and WAP-6 #22415 of Asansol at Asansol, WB. 2005-10-29

WDM3a 18835R is at the head of the Vishakapatnam Korba Link express. To the right is a BIA WAM4 at the head of the Nagpur-Tatanagar passenger

It's 1615 hrs. As the 'Sinhagad express' pulls into Karjat Jn., it meets up with a set of triple WCG2 bankers (#20140 @ one end with it's markers ON). Also note the Track maintainance train besides it with a KYN WDS6 #36141. An EMU is seen in the far right corner. February 4, 2005

13132 WDG-3A at Bubaneshwar. By Michael Sender.

Guntakal WDM 2A 17175 has just brought in the Chennai - Dadar Exp.2 BZA WAM4 s rest on the siding. Renigunta Jn.

WAG-9#31063 and the newer type DMU at Ambala Cantt.

WAP-1#22020 and "Shakti" WDG-3A # 14958 at Ambala...

Beauty and Beast both are beast but have beauty of their own standing next to next

The much discussed Gorakhdham Express comes in behind a Gonda WDM3A while crossing the outbound North East Express headed by a Howrah WAP4.

A single WAG-7 is flanked by a lot of diesels, and some of them important ones...with names :->...By Vicky

Simultaneous departures from New Delhi - Both the 2952 Rajdhani and the 4645 Shalimar depart at 1605 hrs. Both the trains have LHB rakes and on this day, WAP7#30225 headed the Mumbai raj, while Ludhiana's Jumbo WDM2 #17813 hauled the Shalimar.

An ASN/WAG-5A#23525 poses with UDL/WDM-2#18595 in Barddhaman sidings.(2006-12-19). - Anamitra

Historical moment as the first 5000 HP WAP 4 hauled train, TVC-MAS Mail prepares to leave Thiruvananthapuram Central. 5000 HP locos were not running to TVC since the voltage was not enough to support them. Compare the shape of shells of WAP 4 and WDP 3A

Lallaguda + Kazipet + Katni combo. hauling freight at Nandgaon. I think all 3 were live, I saw the 'Shakti' smoke lightly, not sure about the electrics. Can all 3 possibly be MUED? 18/03/2007

Triple action - Very rarely do you see three trains moving in the same direction. An EMU descends the ramp from Anand Vihar station to enter Sahibabad yard alongside a WDP1 bringing in a passenger from Delhi Jn. In between the two, A WDS4 is reversing back in to Sahibabad station.

Double header from Vatva. The JAT-Jamnagar express heads out of ADI behind a twin set. 16828 is the lead. On the sides, NKJ's WAG5A 23749 waits on the loopline with a coal rake destined for the power plant at Sabarmati.

Ernakulam's latest rebuild, 16295 prepare to depart with Alleppey-Canannore Express. Note the solid WDM 3D type cattle guard

Stalwarts all ready for duty...

The 3 in 1 action at ET.
ET WDM 2 #17842 and ET WDM 3C #18544 get ready to get attached to the KK while our CNB WAP 4 which hauled us till ET makes its way towards the trip shed (reversed of course) for a well earned rest while a BSL WAM 4 hauled train waits at the ET home.