Issued: May 2026
Contents
Editorial, Chairman’s Chat, Letters ················ 3
News Update ·········································· 6
‘Hakobyun’ Freight Shinkansen ················· 11
10 Years of the Shinkansen
from Hakodate to Tokyo ·········· 12
Update on Sendai Area Trains ···················· 16
KiHa 40 Ride on the Kominato Railway········ 19
The Echigo Tokimeki Railway ··················· 26
The Freight Lines in Eastern Tokyo ············· 31
Kitago Station Railway Museum ················ 34
Vintage Japanese Electrics ························ 39
Steam Locomotive C58 322 ······················ 42
Meitetsu’s Chita Line ······························ 43
Model-In: Rental Layout in Osaka ··············· 46
Model-In: Nagoya Model Railroad Club (7) ··· 47
Front cover: A former Tokyo Metro series 6000 at Rangkasbitung Station in Indonesia. Photo taken by Jiro Kakihara on 29th December 2025. (See also page 5.)