The rains lashed Mumbai city late last night and kept us company till mid morning today. The trains were understandably plying late and I for one had accepted my fate of wet compartment floors, closed windows and wet umbrellas!! Though I was prepared for all of this, what I wasn’t prepared for was the sight of the railway tracks being covered with water to the extent that one saw them enter the level of water and then disappear!
We all crib and blame the trains for running late resulting in us being late for work or wherever it is we are travelling to. We also crib about the water logging on the tracks and hold the WR/CR authorities responsible for the same. But have we really stopped and thought for a moment that at times they too have a huge responsibility on their shoulders? Aren’t we the so called “educated” classes that throw our empty wafer packets or empty bhel paper wrappers out the window after eating? Don’t we realize that in doing so we are only adding to the filth that clogs the drains on the tracks?
After seeing the almost non-existent tracks under water, I respect the train drivers’ job even more. Due to their careful and vigilant maneuvers they are able to keep the trains from derailing in the rains. Imagine them guiding the trains in the nights on tracks that are hardly visible, covered with water while rain lashes onto their windshields. Every journey that I undertake in the rains by train I have come back with awe for their expertise in making sure that we the passengers reach our destinations in one piece!
So I would like to say thanks to the men who drive our trains and keep us all on track – 24/7/365 days a year!
We all crib and blame the trains for running late resulting in us being late for work or wherever it is we are travelling to. We also crib about the water logging on the tracks and hold the WR/CR authorities responsible for the same. But have we really stopped and thought for a moment that at times they too have a huge responsibility on their shoulders? Aren’t we the so called “educated” classes that throw our empty wafer packets or empty bhel paper wrappers out the window after eating? Don’t we realize that in doing so we are only adding to the filth that clogs the drains on the tracks?
After seeing the almost non-existent tracks under water, I respect the train drivers’ job even more. Due to their careful and vigilant maneuvers they are able to keep the trains from derailing in the rains. Imagine them guiding the trains in the nights on tracks that are hardly visible, covered with water while rain lashes onto their windshields. Every journey that I undertake in the rains by train I have come back with awe for their expertise in making sure that we the passengers reach our destinations in one piece!
So I would like to say thanks to the men who drive our trains and keep us all on track – 24/7/365 days a year!
Tracks under water at Mumbai Central Station...
Tracks under water at Mumbai Central Station...
Tracks under water at Grant Road Station...
Tracks under water at Grant Road Station... 
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