Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Train firm courts rail fans with offer to drive diesel locomotive

   By gmat, February 12, 2018
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   • westfalen
   • February 17, 2018

2. new museum - Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum

   By miyakoji, January 31, 2016   

   • jrwest
   • museum
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   • 16 replies
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   • yakumo381
   • February 14, 2018

3. A theory behind JR Shibuya's mysterious "Amoing torains only" signs

   By Yavianice, February 12, 2018
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   • kvp
   • February 12, 2018

4. E3-2000 Tsubasa New Color seats?

   By KomachiMaster427, January 31, 2018
   • 5 replies
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   • Socimi
   • January 31, 2018

5. The Train That Snorts and Also Goes Wan Wan.

   By gmat, January 30, 2018
   • 1 reply
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   • railsquid
   • January 30, 2018

6. Cafe Train

   By gmat, January 30, 2018
   • 0 replies
   • 356 views
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   • gmat
   • January 30, 2018

7. M-250 Super Rail Cargo question

   By gavino200, January 29, 2018
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   • inobu
   • January 29, 2018

8. EF66 for freight

   By katoftw, January 6, 2018
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   • Das Steinkopf
   • January 28, 2018

9. Snow falls on Tokyo, surrounding areas; flights disrupted

   By gmat, January 22, 2018
   • 24 replies
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   • railsquid
   • January 27, 2018

10. Koya Station; The Station in an Apartment Building.

    By gmat, January 24, 2018
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • January 27, 2018

11. Tokyo Metro to begin playing classical background music on Hibiya Line trains

    By gmat, January 26, 2018
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    • gmat
    • January 26, 2018

12. Replacement for 381 series 'Yakumo' coming closer 1 2

    By Densha, August 1, 2017   

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    • 381 series
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      • 381 series
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      • やくも
      • jr west
    • 27 replies
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    • miyakoji
    • January 25, 2018

13. Heavy snow in Japan traps passengers on stranded train in Niigata

    By katoftw, January 12, 2018
    • 9 replies
    • 840 views
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    • gmat
    • January 23, 2018

14. Woman delivers baby on passenger train just outside of Tokyo

    By gmat, January 22, 2018
    • 1 reply
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    • marknewton
    • January 23, 2018

15. Tokyo Metro Cars Defaced With Graffiti

    By gmat, January 17, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • Socimi
    • January 19, 2018

16. 03 series to Kumamoto Railway!

    By Socimi, January 18, 2018
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    • katoftw
    • January 18, 2018

17. Japan’s trains always on time? Report highlights frequency of rush-hour delays in Tokyo

    By bill937ca, January 16, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 524 views
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    • Densha
    • January 17, 2018

18. Train barks like a dog for deer life to stop rise in rail kills

    By bill937ca, January 16, 2018   

    • animal sounds
    • 0 replies
    • 250 views
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    • bill937ca
    • January 16, 2018

19. list of 1960s JNR freight car models

    By Pashina12, December 18, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 513 views
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    • Pashina12
    • December 28, 2017

20. Telpher

    By velotrain, November 18, 2016
    • 18 replies
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • December 21, 2017

21. Bullet train makes departure, mistakenly leaves 200 passengers behind on platform

    By gmat, December 18, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 727 views
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    • westfalen
    • December 21, 2017

22. Japanese train stuck between stations following accident gets temporary in-carriage bathroom tent

    By gmat, December 15, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 666 views
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    • westfalen
    • December 19, 2017

23. ワフ spotting differences

    By Pashina12, December 1, 2017
    • 13 replies
    • 889 views
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    • marknewton
    • December 18, 2017

24. Any News of the Planned Extention from JR Kamata To Keikyu Kamata Stations?

    By gmat, December 15, 2017
    • 6 replies
    • 676 views
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    • gmat
    • December 18, 2017

25. Japanese Twitter users share a secret hiding on platform five at Akihabara Station

    By gmat, October 3, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 662 views
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    • railsquid
    • December 17, 2017