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A post card from Adarki.

An unknown train heads towards Pune from Miraj through a picturesque landscape.

Photo: Prithvi Raj Chiyyodu
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Location: Adarki, Maharashtra, Central Railway

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"One of the very few trains running with classic ICF air-conditioned rakes at the time, the Darshan Express bound to Delhi speeds away with Vadodara based WAP-7 30476.
This train now runs with a LHB rake."

Photo: Heth Kansara @HethKansara

Location: Vaitarna, Western Railway

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‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’

WCAM-2 loco leads Pune to Indore exp through picturesque Kamshet near Lonavala. One of the famed footage of a train from the renowned song ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’ was shot at this location.

Photo: Lalam Mandavkar @Lalam_Mandavkar

Location: Kamshet

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"Inframe , 2000th HHP Locomotive from BLW , VARANASI

40387 KJM ( KRISHNARAJAPURAM ) WDP4D named PRATAP powering MYSORE JN - ARASIKERE ~ Unreserved passenger

LC :- YADAVAGIRI , MYSORE"

Photo: Nischay Shetty @N30479

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Tunnel Vision

A view through the ‘Vistadome’ coach of Deccan Queen as the train makes way through the picturesque Bhor ghats.

Photo: Jatin Bhavsar @jb2951

Location: Bhor Ghat, Central Railway

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Train in Paradise

As the mist slides down the mountains, an east bound train, probably the Howrah bound Gitanjali Express, climbs up the Thull Ghat. September 2021.

Photo: Harish Kumar, Chennai

Location: Thull Ghat, Central Railway

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Monsoon Railway

Heavy rains lash the area as WAM-4 class locomotive of Itarsi - Electric Locomotive Shed aggressively hauls the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) bound 12520 Kamakhya-LTT AC Express.

Photo: Raj Bhavsar @typicalgujju

Location: Ghoti on Central Railway

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The Extinct Train

Double Decker Express between Tirupathi and Kacheguda with WDM3A class loco from Gooty Diesel Loco Shed- 14009 of South Central Railway.

Photo: Prithvi Raj Chiyyodu @Prithvie20019

Location : Kacheguda

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The only major Push-Pull train operating on Indian Railways.

22221 Mumbai CSMT-Nizamuddin Push Pull Rajdhani Express spotted near Asangaon on Central Railway. Push-Pull trains operate with one loco at each end.

Photo: Harshad Joshi @harshad0604
Asangaon, April 2019"

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NATIONAL

The AlCo approaches in the distance, but these beauties will put up a stand before flying away and clearing the line. India's national carrier, India's national bird and India's first sea bridge come together in one frame.

Photo: Himagirish Rao @SnapperSurgeon

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