Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. The secret piece of information hiding in plain sight on Tokyo’s subway signs

   By gmat, November 25, 2020
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   • railsquid
   • November 25, 2020

2. Ugliest Trains? 1 2 3 4 20

   By Guest keio6000, June 20, 2013
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   • Griffinrails
   • November 25, 2020

3. Japan railway fans abuzz over diesel locomotive on sale for $19K, but there's a catch

   By gmat, November 21, 2020
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   • gmat
   • November 21, 2020

4. JR Tokai opens driver’s cab of latest bullet train for public tours

   By gmat, November 15, 2020
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   • gmat
   • November 15, 2020

5. 113/115 Series train sets still remaining?

   By Sacto1985, November 11, 2020   

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   • 115 series
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   • Socimi
   • November 12, 2020

6. Solid Fuel Gasification

   By xylstra, November 11, 2020
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   • katoftw
   • November 11, 2020

7. E7 to be used for driverless testing in 2021

   By bikkuri bahn, November 11, 2020   

   • jreast
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   • Kiha66
   • November 11, 2020

8. Another C11 for Tobu Railway

   By marknewton, November 29, 2018
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   • katoftw
   • November 9, 2020

9. Sunrise SETO at Kyoto timing east and west ?

   By yudananka61, November 6, 2020
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   • yudananka61
   • November 7, 2020

10. Steam Locomotive Kimetsu no Yaiba

    By Tomoha, November 1, 2020
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    • Kamome
    • November 6, 2020

11. Kamome Shinkansen

    By katoftw, October 28, 2020
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    • Yavaris Forge
    • October 30, 2020

12. Alpha-X E956

    By bikkuri bahn, July 12, 2020
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    • disturbman
    • October 28, 2020

13. Tokyo Metro 17000 and 18000 series announced

    By railsquid, March 26, 2019
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    • RossDensha
    • October 27, 2020

14. JR Kyushu announces new excursion train 36 + 3

    By Yavianice, November 21, 2019
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    • cteno4
    • October 26, 2020

15. C57-1 break down.......:<

    By foxhsu, October 19, 2020
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    • marknewton
    • October 22, 2020

16. Demon Hunter anime wrapped 883/885 / SL to Hakata

    By katoftw, September 24, 2020
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    • cteno4
    • October 16, 2020

17. JR East plans to develop Japan’s 1st train to run on hydrogen

    By gmat, October 9, 2020
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    • chadbag
    • October 9, 2020

18. Pro-wrestlers battle on Japan scenic train in bid to help region rebound off the ropes

    By gmat, October 5, 2020
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    • gmat
    • October 5, 2020

19. Coca Cola U18A containers

    By Welshbloke, September 30, 2020
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    • katoftw
    • October 4, 2020

20. JR West Shin Kaisoku 50th anniversary Oct.1 2020

    By bikkuri bahn, September 30, 2020   

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    • miyakoji
    • October 3, 2020

21. Bicycle-driven trolleys offer chance to cycle through scenic east Japan valley

    By gmat, October 1, 2020
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    • katoftw
    • October 2, 2020

22. Talking TaKis

    By Welshbloke, September 24, 2020
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    • Welshbloke
    • September 25, 2020

23. The First-Ever "Head Car Scuffing Machine" for the Shinkansen Bullet Train

    By bill937ca, September 21, 2020
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    • cteno4
    • September 24, 2020

24. Steam Freight Nostalgia Trains?

    By Tony Galiani, September 20, 2020
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    • marknewton
    • September 21, 2020

25. JR East announces KiHa 130-500 series and GV-E400 series 1 2

    By Densha, July 4, 2017   

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      • dmu
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    • bill937ca
    • September 16, 2020