Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Maintenance Car Database

   By Madsing, September 14, 2019
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   • ATShinkansen
   • August 27

2. English Language Publications on Japanese Rail 1 2

   By cteno4, May 11, 2019
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   • beakaboy
   • Monday at 09:49 AM

3. Railway Maps of Japan

   By Densha, June 15, 2015
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   • Aleks
   • August 4

4. Japanese Rail Car Nomenclature (KuHa, SaHa, MoHa, KiHa) 1 2 3

   By scott, March 12, 2009
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   • Pashina12
   • April 29, 2019

5. Ueno Zoo Monorail to close for dismantling.

   By Doddy, Sunday at 02:31 PM
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   • Claude_Dreyfus
   • Sunday at 04:21 PM

6. 101st Birthday of SL 58654 & Other Railway Adventures!

   By SL58654号, November 18   

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   • SL58654号
   • November 18

7. 2023 JR East Fall/Winter Tourism Campaign TVCM

   By bikkuri bahn, November 8   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • November 8

8. (SL) Headmarks

   By SwallowAngel, November 6   

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   • Yavaris Forge
   • November 10

9. Volunteering on the Hisatsu Line

   By SL58654号, October 23
   • 10 replies
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   • SL58654号
   • Monday at 04:08 AM

10. First look at new Express Yakumo Rolling Stock

    By SwallowAngel, October 18
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    • HankyuDentetsu
    • November 18

11. Air Whistles on Japanese Locos (ホイッスル)

    By SL58654号, October 6   

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    • Doddy
    • October 29

12. Any Japanese railways running American-like equipment?

    By MangakaRailfan, October 3
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    • MangakaRailfan
    • October 3

13. Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Tsuruga testing

    By Sacto1985, September 26
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    • HankyuDentetsu
    • November 18

14. SL engine drivers and white armbands?

    By SL-san, September 26
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    • SL-san
    • September 29

15. New JR Tokai 385 series 8 car

    By katoftw, September 22
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    • HankyuDentetsu
    • November 18

16. Pro Wrestling in a Shinkansen Car

    By bill937ca, September 19
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    • bc6
    • September 23

17. Japan Electric Tablet Instruments (タブレット)

    By SL58654号, September 15
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    • SL58654号
    • September 16

18. Sanyo/Tokaido Nozomi new seating/booking news

    By katoftw, September 13
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    • katoftw
    • September 16

19. numberplates Japanese Locomotive Numberplates (ナンバープレート) 1 2

    By SL58654号, September 12   

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    • Kamome
    • October 27

20. The Izu Express

    By rogerfarnworth, August 10
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    • rogerfarnworth
    • August 10

21. 2023: The year of selling your model trains? What the heck is going on?

    By kndy, August 5   

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    • Das Steinkopf
    • August 6

22. Let’s Talk About KoMus…

    By ATShinkansen, August 4
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    • ATShinkansen
    • August 5

23. Emergency Oil Train - I Need My Memory Jogged…

    By ATShinkansen, July 28
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    • ATShinkansen
    • August 2

24. Otaru Museum to dismantle two locomotives in August

    By ED75-775, June 26
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    • kndy
    • August 5

25. Cassiopeia + toritetsu = bad

    By miyakoji, June 5   

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    • cteno4
    • June 6