Great comparison, Apurva....in fact the tiny speck on top of the hill is actually a tree that still stands proudly today.

Beautiful...nice decor.

Wow, people sure travelled in style in the old days.

I think you mean the "rear" view mirror, not the "real" view mirror.

Is the line immediately to the right of the engines the catch siding?

Is the line immediately to the right of the engines the catch siding?

Who is the person in the white tee-shirt crouching by the tracks?

Who is the person in the white tee-shirt crouching by the tracks?

I don't think it is silly....It may be a safety issue, both for the trespasser as well as for the train passengers....An engine driver may, in the spur of the moment, brake to avoid hitting a trespasser thereby causing a derailment. Same reason why crossing big streets at locations other than pedestrian crossings is an offense...more commonly called as jaywalking. The fact that these laws are not enforced is another matter. But there is a good reason for these laws.

Really unusual picture. Great work! However, the word in the caption should be ingeniously, not ingeneously.