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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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73 years old tank steam C10-8, type C10 2-6-4, 69.7 tons, standing by for the day's steam operation. This dear-memory-like scene still lives at Shin-Kanaya on the Oigawa Railway. One must conjure up yestyear's...
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Diesel locomotive number DE10-1503 shunts container flat wagons in the yard adjacent to Mito station on the Joban Line. March 2003, by Dave Fossett.
Dual-voltage Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo electric freight locomotive number EH500-12 heads a container train...