This is why one should visit Konkan railway at least once in a lifetime...

oh... wow......... it that heaven....

Yes, like Uttam says, this is where our ancestors came from. There were no trains or highways in those days, and a journey from Mangalore to Honnavar (3 - 4 hours today) used to take upto 2 days with many river crossings on ramshackle ferry boats. Not much of education or job opportunities too, though the land was rich; so they migrated to the big cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Dharwad. Thanks Apu, Sachin and Lalaam for the journey into the lands of my ancestors.

Are you on a "rest area platform" jutting out into the river?

The grey on the top of the coaches contributes to the sandwich effect.

Thank you for the kind words - breathtakingly beautiful lands, populated by the kindest, most hospitable of people, I feel proud to say that this is where I originally come from.

Man, what a shot. Never seen something like this in the past!

awesome!

First class stuff...the effort you 3 put in shows in the pictures...thanks for this treat!

Absolutely amazing and superb stuff... hats off to the efforts.. Passing through the stretch, I never realised that from another angle, things can be so breathtaking! Congatulations to the three brave men!