A blast from the past featuring Konkan Railway !
In frame: 16524 Karwar - KSR Bengaluru Express via Mysuru charges out of the abundant foliage right before crossing the mighty Aghanashini river powered by a prancing Alco from Erode (ED), WDM 3D # 11199. This train along with 16513/14 KAWR-SBC Exp via Kunigal was the forerunner of today's Panchaganga Express (16595/96) . In fact, IR cancelled 16523/24 via MYS permanently, increased the frequency of 16513/14 from tri-weekly to daily & renumbered the service as 16595/96. Soon, the name Panchaganga followed.