tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post115705806340366229..comments2023-07-18T07:02:38.782-05:00Comments on I Wonder Why, I Wonder How...: Anu Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188985230919452535noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1159797916991635462006-10-02T09:05:00.000-05:002006-10-02T09:05:00.000-05:00Yyup Phantom,I agree with you. The personality of ...Yyup Phantom,<BR/>I agree with you. The personality of a choo Choo train was simply beautiful and modefrn trains just lack that!!!Anu Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188985230919452535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1159736443650245962006-10-01T16:00:00.000-05:002006-10-01T16:00:00.000-05:00the choo choo engine had a personality. at the sta...the choo choo engine had a personality. at the start of the journey, it had various tones shreaky whistles. you would know that the engine had changed (which happened every 4 - 6 hours) by the different whistle tone.<BR/> <BR/>it left the platform, with a big sigh, then came the gruf gruf mode, like the manual labourer intent on digging the hole. once the optimum speed was reached, it settled down to a soporofic kada kudu kada kudu rhythm, which reflected the joints between the rails.<BR/> <BR/>and finally the arrival. once again the speed slowing. it entered the station with a majesty and speed which suddenly decelerated to zero. and then a big tired sigh. end. :)<BR/> <BR/>nothing of that sort in the diesel or the electric loco. :(phantom363https://www.blogger.com/profile/00957614020070420299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1159232511375367752006-09-25T20:01:00.000-05:002006-09-25T20:01:00.000-05:00Darling...I will try...promise :)Darling...<BR/><BR/>I will try...promise :)Anu Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188985230919452535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1159230619202879752006-09-25T19:30:00.000-05:002006-09-25T19:30:00.000-05:00Hi sweetheart...what you could do though is, highl...Hi sweetheart...<BR/><BR/>what you could do though is, highlight the key lines in bold :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1159210151475840472006-09-25T13:49:00.000-05:002006-09-25T13:49:00.000-05:00Skylar,I am sorry but I write for my satisfaction....Skylar,<BR/><BR/>I am sorry but I write for my satisfaction...if you have time read it fully...else sorry dude!Anu Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188985230919452535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1159208954901543002006-09-25T13:29:00.000-05:002006-09-25T13:29:00.000-05:00Anu, Can you make your posts shorter, so I can qui...Anu, <BR/><BR/>Can you make your posts shorter, so I can quickly check it out ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1158867726780812822006-09-21T14:42:00.000-05:002006-09-21T14:42:00.000-05:00megha and praveen,yes Southern Railways did introd...megha and praveen,<BR/><BR/>yes Southern Railways did introduce a library in both Vaigai and Pallavan Express...but thanks to our darling fellow desis...they never got the books back and eventually discontinued the service...<BR/><BR/>I have to say that the food in Vaigai/Pallavan used to be good...They had the best cutlets...mouth watering!!!<BR/><BR/>Satyam, My favorite part is going and standing in the compartment connections while the train goes over a river bridge...very fun!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Perspective Inc, for visiting :)<BR/><BR/>Seashells, Ya books were the best company and so were people around...how many rail snehams...It was a social leveller in so many ways...<BR/><BR/>I am so happy to see that so many of us have great memories/experiences with our Indian Railways...It is absolutely and undoubtedly the best in the world...Don't care what is there in the Europe and AMTRAK has nothing to say for itself anyway...GO IR!!!Anu Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188985230919452535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1158865198708443832006-09-21T13:59:00.000-05:002006-09-21T13:59:00.000-05:00nice post on trains..I never knew that they had li...nice post on trains..I never knew that they had libraries inside....<BR/>Unfortunately i was never a big fan of eating food thats sold inside...(yeah..a coffee or tea is an exception)<BR/>yes i miss those days going to college by train, chit chatting throughout..Praveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890085193235017392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1158850090292393692006-09-21T09:48:00.000-05:002006-09-21T09:48:00.000-05:00nice post anu... I travelled from Hyd to Delhi eve...nice post anu... I travelled from Hyd to Delhi every summer and that used to be an exceptionally long journey (40 hrs initially but came down to 26 hrs as the trains got faster) but i was never bored... I had my books for company and i loved reading with that personal reading lamp on... small pleasures in life... and oh, i would never be half as good a player in cards had there been no train journeys... plus i also enjoyed most of what you wrote in your post... good times those were...Trevor Pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157134342881697228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1158826995484116322006-09-21T03:23:00.000-05:002006-09-21T03:23:00.000-05:00Loved your post... bought a wave of nostalgia...!:...Loved your post... bought a wave of nostalgia...!<BR/>:)Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558049479312997467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1158808595819790482006-09-20T22:16:00.000-05:002006-09-20T22:16:00.000-05:00good anu....nice thought there...even i like movin...good anu....nice thought there...even i like moving in train and fortunately i get to go in train every two months to my native place vizag...yeah the memories of the past are so sweet that we have to nourish them....a sweet thought...i am wondering little things in life make a big impact..i still remmember when i first time got into an A/C 2tier with my family.good thaought anu thanks for remainding the godd old days.....dil hosefull...<BR/>regards<BR/>satyamSATYAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958685042563217711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19075040.post-1158688774478118742006-09-19T12:59:00.000-05:002006-09-19T12:59:00.000-05:00very beautiful anu, and it brought back fond memor...very beautiful anu, and it brought back fond memories for me too..being the motion sick me, train travel was the only form of travel that was enjoyable and "puke-less"!!! hehe...<BR/>the part i miss the most is the first sight of any city, i was always curious to compare cities based on their slum population and stench, coz railway stations attract alot of both...way sound weird, but i would always love to do this..<BR/><BR/>and then i miss the food! oh my some of the best omelettes, samosas, chai, poha, bhajiye are sold on railway stations!!! now my mouth is watering :)<BR/><BR/>libraries in trains??? i never remember this...sad that it was discontinued :(Megha Bansalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986569082723785515noreply@blogger.com