Is this really India?
Was what I was thinking when I shot this (well no, I was actually thinking oh god I'm out of breath, the train is coming got to change lenses, shit shit shit....) Normally when I think of India I think of cows, burning trash and of course ALCO's. But there truly are beautiful places throughout the subcontinent and the Kangra Valley was truly exceptional. The Kangra narrow gauge railway runs from Pathankot deep into the hill country. East of the city of Kangra the scenery gets truly spectacular as the line skirts the edges of the Himalyans with tall peaks forming a background that made me feel like I was in the Alps. Here the morning service 52471 to Jodinagar heads east near Palampur. The semaphore is not for train control but rather indicates if the upcoming level crossing is closed and is activated by the crossing attendant.
Is this really India?
Was what I was thinking when I shot this (well no, I was actually thinking oh god I'm out of breath, the train is coming got to change lenses, shit shit shit....) Normally when I think of India I think of cows, burning trash and of course ALCO's. But there truly are beautiful places throughout the subcontinent and the Kangra Valley was truly exceptional. The Kangra narrow gauge railway runs from Pathankot deep into the hill country. East of the city of Kangra the scenery gets truly spectacular as the line skirts the edges of the Himalyans with tall peaks forming a background that made me feel like I was in the Alps. Here the morning service 52471 to Jodinagar heads east near Palampur. The semaphore is not for train control but rather indicates if the upcoming level crossing is closed and is activated by the crossing attendant.