A signal at "Go" stands on the hillock to the right. A really amazing place to put up a signal!!

The four muketeers!! Me, Debu, Sameer and Sandeep after trekking 2.5 kms out of the total 8.5 kms enroute to the damaged section.

Antique!!! The fish plates used on the track near Neral date back to 1885!!

Our gang at the Neral NG shed. From L to R-me(Pawan Koppa), Archit, Sandeep Mohan, Debu, Pradeep Galgali and Sameer Kumar.

A view of the drivers "cabin" of the Matheran Queen.

Another view of the rakes at the Neral NG shed.

The Neral-Matheran NG rakes at the Neral NG shed.

A birds-eye view of the cabin of the NDM-1 at Neral.

Another view of the cabin of the NDM-4 at Neral.

An inside view of the cabin of the NDM-4.

Three NDM-4s lined up back-to-back at the NDM shed at Neral. In total there were three NMD-4s, two NDM-1s and the steam loco, the Matheran Queen.

An NDM-1 parked at the NDM shed at Neral. Railfan Sandeep Mohan takes a close look.

The pride of the Neral-Matheran section. The Matheran Queen stands all beaming at the Neral NG shed.

Some exclusive pics of the Neral NG Diesel loco shed. All thanks to railfan Archit who got us access to the shed. 26-01-2006.

Now we could realize why the railway officials said it would take at least two years to get this section working. In most parts the track is simply not there. First the boulders have to be cleared followed by levelling and then laying of new tracks. Railf