A mixed train is leaving the Great Western station en route to Nanu Oya.

Metre gauge GM No 2606 leaves Sylhet with the 1000 to Chittagong, The Parahika Express. The loco was built by GMD in Ontario in 1988. Note the human headboard.

What could be more fun than riding the tender on a doubleheader blasting up a twisting mountain railway ? Taken from the front tender, Sri Lanka Railways 231 hammers through the jungle, traversin... (more)

ALCO 3806 descends the Bolan Pass, near Kolpur, with the 1130 Quetta to Rawalpindi in 2001.

3200+ Kms run

RAPTISAGAR Express connecting Gorakhpur and Kochuveli, travelling a distance of 3245 kms in 57 hours, passing through Kappil village

First time spotting

Famous for its ALCos & EMDs, KRISHNARAJAPURAM shed started holding WAP-7 locos and for the first time I am spotting one

Lone WDP-4D

As the shunting of evening trains goes on in yard line, KRISHNARAJAPURAM WDP-4D arriving at Kochuveli to power Garib Rath Express

Contrasting colors

On a tropical winter morning, lush green surroundings with blue sky was quite contrasting with red locomotive and cream carriages

Last overhead shot

Last of my few overhead shots of this section as a pure diesel power territory which is now an electrified section

Crossing backwaters

On a misty morning, ROYAPURAM WAP-7 leading Tirunelveli - Bilaspur Jn Express over Kaithapuzha lake towards ERNAKULAM Jn

Golden hour

At the final moments of the golden hour of sunrise, MALABAR Express with an old ERODE shed workhorse crosses Paravur lake

Yearn to travel

As I saw my regular train to Chennai city, I yearned to be onboard on that train but travel restrictions due to the pandemic is an hindrance

After four months

After a gap of four months, spotted a train, Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express ripping through Kazhakootam with ERNAKULAM WDP-4D

And here is my 3000th. picture posted on Railpictures.net. I hope that you as a visitor or a member of Railpictures.net have enjoyed the first 3000 photos that I have shown so far on this site.... (more)