Goa 2005: Gooty triplet WDG 3As led by loco # 14630 hauls a loaded BOXN rake towards Verna at Majorda Junction level crossing. 2005-11-04

Goa 2005: The KR 1 Down Verna – Mangalore arrives on the KR branch with Ernakulam shed’s WDM 2 B Jumbo # 17859. This loco lacks ACD equipment and hence the level crossing hooter/flashers are inactive. 2005-11-03

Goa 2005: West of Majorda Junction, the Konkan Railway line divert North towards Verna in the direction of Mumbai and the South Western Railway line branches further West towards Vasco. Here the KR 2 Up Mangalore Verna passenger arrives on the KR section

Goa 2005: At the point of KR and SWR branching, the KR 2 Up passenger speeds towards Verna on the right, the 374 Down Vasco – Kulem passenger arrives from Cansaulim hauled by the power de-rated Pune WDG 3A # 14884. Note the ACD mast for the unmanned lev

Goa 2005: The 373 Up Kulem – Vasco passenger thunders towards Cansaulim with Pune WDG 3A # 13055. 2005-11-03

Goa 2005: The loco crew switch on the headlamps after finding themselves in the camera viewfinder! Katni shed WDM 2 pair 16741 and 16567 haul a southbound BOXN rake near the Majorda Junction level crossing. 2005-11-03

Goa 2005: Pune WDG 3A # 14884 carries marking that this is de-rated loco that is meant only to do duties of a WDM 2. Here the 14884 hauls the 373 Up Kulem – Vasco passenger out of Surawali halt. All the Vasco – Kulem – Vasco passenger services were

Goa 2005: Till just a day back, this train was the KR2 Up Mangalore – Madgaon passenger. From this day, the train has been extended to Verna by popular demand and hence we see the KR2 Up slowing to a stop at the Surawali halt with the Erode WDM WDM 2 #

Goa 2005: A railfan’s dilemma – arrival of two photogenic trains at the same time in scenic surroundings! While the Verna bound KR 2 Up slows to a stop at the Surawali halt, a BOXN freighter arrives on the down line headed by Gooty shed baldie WDG 3A

Goa 2005: A southbound container rake thunders through the Surawali halt with a new generation WDG 3A # 13176 from Abu Road! Although the signal on the left is located on the Surawali platform, it is the distant signal for the Majorda Junction (located in

Goa 2005: Pune’s WDM 3A # 17854R crests the gradient before the Majorda Junction level crossing with the KR 0111 Down Konkan Kanya express from Mumbai. 2005-10-31

Goa 2005: A loaded, southbound BOXN rake arrives at Surawali level crossing hauled by the pair of Erode shed WDG 3As with the # 14944 in the lead. The solar cell array charges the batteries that power the automatic flasher/hooter triggered by the ACD (Au