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Photos of the Month
February 2004
A 700 series bullet train zips through rustic scenery in front of Mt. Fuji strangely capped with a winter cloud, between Mishima and Shin-Fuji on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
January 2004, by Hiroshi Naito.
A Tobu Railway...
Photos of the Month
January 2004
Kurobe Canyon Railway's center-cab loco EDS13, 15.2tons 140 kW, stands in a siding at Unazuki Onsen station. Built in 1957 by Hitachi, the loco has been serving this 762 mm gauge line running along...
Photos of the Month
December 2003
November 2000 was a time for changeover on Toyotetsu’s Atsumi Line between Toyohashi and Tahara. Typically using second-hand EMUs, the relatively briefly used ex-Meitetsu 7300s (right) were being replaced by ex-Tokyu sets (left). The...
Photos of the Month
November 2003
Electric locomotive EF6629 heads a container train westward through Ofuna station on the Tokaido Line. The cab air-conditioning units are prominent on the cab roofs.
June 2003, by Dave Fossett.
Toyama, an urban prefectural capital on...
Photos of the Month
October 2003
Heavy-load transporter number ShiKi611 included in a freight train seen heading south through Omiya station. This is one of only two such wagons, and is capable of transporting loads of up to 240 tonnes...
Photos of the Month
September 2003
A revival run of a series 113 EMU in traditional cream-blue Yokosuka livery on the day of the 150th anniversary of Yokosuka Port. Taken at Kita-Kamakura on the Yokosuka Line. June 2003, by Hiroshi...
Photos of the Month
August 2003
JR Freight's new "Super Rail Cargo" freight EMU heads west past Higashi-Totsuka station on a driver-training run. This train is expected to enter revenue-earning service later this year on overnight express freight services running...
Photos of the Month
July 2003
A JR Central 313 series EMU enters Nagoya station on a rapid service to Ogaki. May 2003, by Dave Fossett.
Okuizumi station on the Oigawa Railway is an unspoiled location deep in the mountains. Waiting...