My railfanning journey started approx 21 years ago with the train from Kolhapur to Mumbai. I guess it was 17412 (back then 1012) Mahalaxmi Express. The family journey after that to Goa and Kolhapur in Maharashtra,India were a periodic thing in every summer and winter vacation. I guess in those journeys I become a rail enthusiast. Waking all night with loco-pilot,guard,tc and watching the trees fly past the window seat, seeing the overtakes,xings and the MPS hitting train were (and are) a joy for me. Some of the train journeys taken by me:
17411/12 Mahalaxmi Express
11023/24 Sahyadri Express
11029/30 Koyna Express
10111/12 Kokankanya Express
10103/04 Mandovi Express
and the list goes on. . .
Then the journeys or rather I should say the commute through the local trains of Mumbai for going to my engineering college gave me more insight depth about railways,signalling it taught me many things on which I had written a quora answer here
The local train commute amplified my photography of railways and it was a very delightful thing for me when my photos were reposted by larger instagram pages,college magazine, INDIAN RAILWAYS ONBOARD Magazine.
Further, I would say my journey of railfanning has only just begun !!!
You can see more of my railfanning photos and videos here:
