Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. shinkansen 500 series

   By willele, May 19, 2018
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   • Socimi
   • May 24, 2018

2. Freight trains on the Yamanote (Freight) Line?

   By Socimi, December 7, 2016   

   • yamanote line
   • 24 replies
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   • yakumo381
   • May 23, 2018

3. Voltage conversion on the fly

   By Kiha66, May 19, 2018
   • 7 replies
   • 742 views
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   • ToniBabelony
   • May 20, 2018

4. Coming JR Train Retirements

   By bill937ca, April 10, 2018
   • 22 replies
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   • Sacto1985
   • May 19, 2018

5. Locomotives Technical Drawings Book

   By yakumo381, May 16, 2018
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   • yakumo381
   • May 16, 2018

6. Kyushu bad weather... Again!!!

   By katoftw, July 6, 2017
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   • katoftw
   • May 8, 2018

7. "The Three Big Rail Mysteries that Defined Japan’s Summer of 1949"

   By railsquid, May 6, 2018
   • 2 replies
   • 524 views
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   • Welshbloke
   • May 6, 2018

8. Eizan Elipse 1 2 3

   By ToniBabelony, March 30, 2017
   • 54 replies
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   • ATShinkansen
   • April 30, 2018

9. Romance Car Museum

   By bill937ca, April 27, 2018
   • 2 replies
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   • Kiha66
   • April 29, 2018

10. JR 115-1000 Shonan Coloured Takasaki Depot

    By katoftw, April 10, 2018
    • 6 replies
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    • kvp
    • April 12, 2018

11. Rilakkuma on Keikyu

    By bill937ca, April 4, 2018
    • 5 replies
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    • chadbag
    • April 8, 2018

12. Upside down triangles?

    By Tintinfan, April 2, 2018
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    • Socimi
    • April 3, 2018

13. Japan aims to achieve full barrier-free access at major stations, airports by 2020

    By bill937ca, April 1, 2018
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    • bill937ca
    • April 1, 2018

14. JR East offers “Internship for Foreigners”

    By bill937ca, March 31, 2018
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    • kvp
    • April 1, 2018

15. Semaphores

    By Kiha66, March 21, 2018
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    • Kiha66
    • March 26, 2018

16. MU-ing 0 Series sets

    By Kiha66, March 23, 2018
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    • Kiha66
    • March 23, 2018

17. Some recent TV commercials for train services

    By bikkuri bahn, March 2, 2018   

    • keisei
    • keisei skyliner
    • (and 5 more)

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      • keisei skyliner
      • keio
      • keio liner
      • tv commercial
      • tv cm
      • odakyu
    • 2 replies
    • 687 views
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    • kvp
    • March 22, 2018

18. Romancecar 70000 Announced & EXE Renewal 1 2

    By bill937ca, October 20, 2016
    • 48 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • March 18, 2018

19. JR Hokkaido 789 series in Shinkansen H5 livery

    By Densha, March 16, 2018   

    • jr hokkaido
    • 789 series
    • 3 replies
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • March 17, 2018

20. 30 years on, world’s longest undersea tunnel faces challenges as Japan balances bullet trains with freight

    By Edos2300, March 14, 2018   

    • seikan tunnel
    • jr freight
    • 0 replies
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    • Edos2300
    • March 14, 2018

21. Good places to see container trains around Tokyo?

    By railsquid, December 1, 2017
    • 12 replies
    • 907 views
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    • defor
    • March 13, 2018

22. E231-3000 series to start running on the Hachiko Line

    By Densha, November 22, 2017   

    • e231 series
    • jr east
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      Tagged with:

      • e231 series
      • jr east
      • hachiko line
    • 8 replies
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    • Sacto1985
    • March 12, 2018

23. 4+6-car train.

    By Sascha, March 10, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 686 views
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    • Socimi
    • March 10, 2018

24. Enjoy hanami cherry blossom viewing on the Ginza Line Sakura Train in Tokyo

    By gmat, March 8, 2018
    • 1 reply
    • 440 views
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    • railsquid
    • March 9, 2018

25. Fukui Railway to retire DeKi 11

    By Densha, February 27, 2018   

    • fukui railway
    • fukui
    • 5 replies
    • 790 views
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    • katoftw
    • March 7, 2018