The earliest railway construction to become a legend in India is the conquest of the Bhor Ghat and Thull Ghat by the pioneer engineers, contractors and the workers who made these lines operational during the 50's and 60's of the 19th century. Braving unprecedented challenges, these people built the tracks over steep inclines to connect Bombay with the rest of the Indian subcontinent, ushering in economic prosperity and connectiivity with the western markets in Europe.
This journal, published by Central Railway, meticulously records the events through articles and priceless docmuentation including transcripts of file notings and correspondences of yesteryears, leaving the reader awestruck at the ingenuity displayed by the early railwaymen in overcoming unprecedented obstacles during the planning, financing and construction of these difficult sections.