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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...