Sun down.

There are many ways to see a sun set. It may be simple sun drowning into the tall buildings. And sometimes this. Sun entering tress or land, with birds chirping.

Sun down 24th May, 2014.

A special upload from me on special occasion.

Idly Sambhar

Idly Sambhar might just mean a tiffin for normal people. But for a Railfan, it is the train originating/terminating/being Maintained at Chennai Central. Needless to mention. for the Hyderabadi Railfans, 12604 Hyderabad- Chennai Central is a Idly Sambhar.

Gooty WDP4D #40150 clears Ghatkesar Gradients with Home bound Idly Sambhar in tow.

Rajdhani!

Here it is- the Majestic Primo Supremo of SWR- 22693 Bangalore City-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express negotiating a curve at Airport approach road over bridge.

Primo Supremo is Here!!

Kacheguda-Tirupathi Double Decker Express

SCR introduces a new bi weekly Double Decker Express train between Kacheguda and Tirupathi. It starts Kacheguda at 06:45 AM on every Wednesdays and Saturdays. In return direction, it starts from Torupathi at 05:45 AM on every Thursdays and Sundays. It runs at average speed of 55 KMPH.

It got flagged off today at Kacheguda, with WDP4D #40104 doing the honors. It has rake sharing arrangement with Kacheguda-Guntur Double Decker Express.

GY WDP4D #40104 pulls the first ever  double decker service between Kacheguda and Tirupathi on its inaugural run. 

Rajdhani.

Almost all my mornings are beautiful.

They are much more beautiful if I happen to start it at Vidyanagar railway station with my favorite train buzzing past me.

Notification on facebook amidst Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore match- offlink Krishnarajapuram WDM3A with Hazrat Nizamuddin Bound Rajdhani. Video also posted.

Call to Sany20005. Yes I get voice confirmation.

I make up my plan for the next day- go to Vidyanagar with my new camera to click the special moment.

And I await the special moment, with AniGraju.

Scares of Karnataka Sampark Kranthi bound for Yesvantpur obstructing the view are not distant.

SriVenky's words recollected "Don't do Epic Fail".

Got into position- Kacheguda station building and Charminar clearly visible.

Karnataka Sampark Kranthi goes away- yes now nothing should obstruct me.

I see a blue loco entering Kacheguda. I confirm- its Rajdhani.

Waits, waits and waits.

*click*

Picture perfect.

KJM WDM3A #18599 graciously ignores Kacheguda Railway Station and Charminar and proceeds to Secunderabad.

Definitely not a Comfortable Birthday!

Entering into a different year is totally a different feel. For almost all people- it would be most memorable day of their total year. They get prepared from at least a week prior to it, shopping, planning to keep out from all commitments, and if possible, seeking for a leave. And then finally the day arrives- Friends knocking the door at 12, lifting the birthday boy high up in the air, showing him the breeze he has never seen by speeding on bikes/cars on empty streets, spending the precious time with their valentine, hugging their better halves and needless to say, there are many more things in which a boy gets into a different year. None of them have happened so far in my life- yes.  However I have had few birthday bumps, and few surprise gifts from my sibling and my friends though.

Coming to this years birthday, yes I have lost one of the most important persons in my life good ten days before my birthday. Yes it won't "Happy" birthday, and irrespective of how happy I am, I will be turning 21. I'm done with my most happy days of my life, a good 3 days prior to my birthday. However, the pain and untold tears of losing close person has totally made me forget about the latter, but yes- I am going to miss my college days. And two days prior to my birthday- depression attacks me big time- like never before.

Lump in the throat, buckets of untold tears, few tears ready to run out of eyes, sweat, humidity, few shameless people who spoil a good car drive with their mindless behavior on road, driving an overloaded car with no power steering and no pick up, petrol key of bike stolen and me identifying it at no mans land and above all- all frustrations shown at me. This sums up my day.

Had I lived a normal life, I'd have even bothered about all of these. I wouldn't have complained. But the way my life has been in the past fortnight, I sometimes feel why on earth I am given such a situation to handle in life.

Yes, few things in my life have given adequate happiness to overcome depression of such kinds in the past, but in my current position, I can neither achieve those things nor I can be normal with the things going in my life, but all I have in mind is one simple question- Peace of mind is what I wish for, is it too much to ask?

EMD GT46PAC hits the Dreams too!

People dream.

People of age 20 dream about their girlfriends.

People of age 20 dream about their crushes.

People of age 20 dream about their acads.

People of age 20 dream about their future.

Not very often people of that age dream about "a railway engine."

Probably if there is something which I like and its impossible for me to do, then it should be riding the locomotive made in heaven- EMD GT46PAC.

WDP4 homed at KRISHNARAJAPURAM pulls the Vishakapatnam bound Janmabhoomi Express