Roni's India Trip Pt - 4: Jaisalmer

February 8 - 9 2012: Second part of the Jodhpur - Jaisalmer train ride
from Pokaran with freight meeting in Thar desert. Evening train action
at Jaisalmer with express to Delhi, desert evening and visiting the
impressive fort the next day.

Date: 2012-03-25
Owner: Roni Kappel
Size: 56 items
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Pokaran: Reversal of Jodhpur - Jaisalmer Passenger, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Pokaran: Abu Road WDM-2 16799 reversing, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Pokaran: Terminal station, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Ashapura Gomat: Waiting an hour for a freight crossing, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Ashapura Gomat: freight approaching, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Ashapura Gomat: Katni WDG-3A 14594 passing the array of semaphores, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Ashapura Gomat: Katni WDG-3A 14594 pulling the ultimate desert freight, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Odhaniya Chacha: Token exchange, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Shribhadriya Lathi: Meeting single eastbound Abu Road WDM-2 16840, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Shribhadriya Lathi: Abu Road WDM-2 crossing the Jodhpur - Jaisalmer passenger, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Jaisalmer station: The semaphore was already set to clear for the 14660 JSM - Delhi Junction express with scheduled departure at 17:15, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Jaisalmer station: The fortified old city on the right, the terminal station in the desert close to the Pakistan border on the left, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Jaisalmer station: The final curve of the Jodhpur - Jaisalmer line, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Jaisalmer station: A picturebook ALCO departure followed, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Jaisalmer station: Even the quadruple signal gantry had survived regauging, February 8 2012 (Roni Kappel)

Comments
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Lovely pictures !!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2012 Apr 23 19:00:52 +0100
nice photographs
Posted by Nirav Gala on 2012 Apr 18 13:00:07 +0100
Wow! The Wonderful Journey continues with even more wonderful pictures.
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2012 Apr 16 14:50:10 +0100