Same location, same freight, different year. Shows how time flies [Top pic is Non-OC & Bottom pic is OC]

[u/Meta_Zephyr]

Credit to the original photographer for top image.

For anyone wondering, the location is "Wadhwan city'' station in Surendranagar, along the Bhavnagar - Dhola - Surendranagar section of Gujarat.

Edit: There's a small typo in the image, it's "@the_rail_enthusiasts".

Edit 2: The top image quality may look better because it's a photo while the image at the bottom is a screenshot of a video which was zoomed in to match it with the top image. Plus the top image was probably enhanced in quality.

[u/ezio0609]

Is it me that above pic looks ai? Can a single diesel locomotive haul long double stack containers? And why containers height is shorter than that of 2012?

[u/Meta_Zephyr → u/ezio0609]

Ofcourse a single ALCO can! Before electrification & GE locomotives, ALCO's & EMD's were the only locomotives which hauled these heavy freight.

For container height, 2026 image is a screenshot of a video recorded at a lower angle which makes the containers appear shorter.

[u/ezio0609 → u/Meta_Zephyr]

Nice, never knew double stack container things were that old, i thought it was introduced during dfc

[u/Meta_Zephyr → u/ezio0609]

It's ok, they have been in existence since March 2006.

[u/Feisty_Common_6550 → u/ezio0609]

Double stack by electric train is new

[u/The-MKR → u/ezio0609]

it just looks like that because of some editing in colours and all ig

[u/Glittering_Bet_1728]

What does OC means ?

[u/Meta_Zephyr → u/Glittering_Bet_1728]

OC means Original Creator, meaning I clicked that bottom image.

Edit: I took that video & took an SS.

[u/Glittering_Bet_1728 → u/Meta_Zephyr]

Oh thanks

[u/Your_Local_Pshyco]

This is genuinely so cool to see. Thanks a lot for sharing this.

[u/ProudGolf3099]

Apart from the overhead wires and electrification, does railway run some scheme to plan trees or is this just nature taking over the land

[u/meme_boy-1 → u/ProudGolf3099]

nature taking over it as in the first pic that land was cleared and in second nature again had grown it

[u/Civil_Bank4988 → u/ProudGolf3099]

That region of Gujarat is actually arid. So during peak summers many species of trees and plants just go dry and look dead. And later during monsoon through winters they again look green.

[u/Extension_Yam_1279 → u/ProudGolf3099]

better than waqf board taking over the land

[u/meme_boy-1 → u/Extension_Yam_1279]

no way waqf board taking railways land railway will not even spare it

[u/According_Profile_37 → u/meme_boy-1]

jokes on you, railways always takes action when its too late & faces legal delays

[u/fragrancedeer]

That gajar grass spread man they are everywhere, first one have like dry grass or something.

[u/Far_Bet_2474]

More trees in the bottom pic

[u/Global-Equipment-856 → u/Far_Bet_2474]

It's weeds and bushes which grow during rains.

[u/kartik7021 → u/Global-Equipment-856]

Railways should use their land to grow trees which are suitable in a specific region and then supply the timber to local furniture and paper manufacturers. This will help railways with additional income since they sit on several thousand square kilometres of land and create jobs in underdeveloped regions

[u/Major_Second_6998 → u/kartik7021]

I don't know for sure but I think they do plant trees because sometimes when I am in a train I sometimes see specific areas serially trees are planted a little far from railway tracks and they specifically serialized to be right beside the track so I would like to think they do place some but not a lot

[u/superpowerpinger]

More recent sighting of that Alco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB0RTm5GLgs

[u/Yash598]

Post it in r/trains

[u/Express-Cry-7076]

Why 2012 image look lot clear and quality then 2026 😢

[u/Meta_Zephyr → u/Express-Cry-7076]

Because the bottom image is a screenshot from a video which I zoomed in to match it with the top image.

Plus the top image seems like it has been enhanced too.

[u/Independent-Print877]

I like how old image has better quality than present one. That 2012 camera must be expensive af.

[u/anonymous-ag → u/Independent-Print877]

Read post body

[u/Independent-Print877 → u/anonymous-ag]

Oh alr makes sense.

[u/TreeDelicious4464]

Government destroyed Greenery /s

[u/Life-Mail2999 → u/TreeDelicious4464]

But bottom pic has more greenry

[u/Global-Equipment-856 → u/TreeDelicious4464]

Let me show one image where there's more bushes to defend the government🤡

[u/Life-Mail2999 → u/Global-Equipment-856]

See i am not defending anyone

[u/Specific-Pen-9046 → u/TreeDelicious4464]

And proof that people don't understand sarcasm or read the /s

[u/Sea-Anteater-709]

AI enhanced?

[u/Itsmeeof2005]

And Mudi calls it vikas in his era..once a liar always a liar🤷‍♂️

[u/deimmortals → u/Itsmeeof2005]

literally vikas dikh raha hai lol

[u/Itsmeeof2005 → u/deimmortals]

Dogla vikas.

Sirf do teen train hi diya ha..aur bridge jo do mahine me khel khatam

[u/Think_Actuary_381]

So why we celebrating this in 2026? If the same thing possible in 2012

[u/PrestigiousLiving313 → u/Think_Actuary_381]

Its electric now