Dual voltage (1.5 KVDC and 20 KVAC) locomotive EF 8181, type EF81, at Shinagawa station. This equipment is specially assigned in its role to the haulage of Sapporo-link limited express Cassiopeia.
By Hiroshi Naito, April 1999.
Light diesel rail car Kiha 112 pulling into JR Ogawa station on the Hachiko Line about 60 km northwest of Tokyo. The Hachiko Line is the closest diesel-served line to Tokyo.
By Hiroshi Naito, May 1999.