Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. What Is Your Favorite Shinkansen? 1 2

   By 200系, April 27, 2021
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • August 25, 2021

2. Dispatched at midnight "Mowing train"

   By bill937ca, August 18, 2021
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   • inobu
   • August 19, 2021

3. JR West DEC700

   By Szdfan, August 6, 2021
   • 7 replies
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   • Socimi
   • August 16, 2021

4. Shinkansen Passenger trains are now transporting Freight!!

   By The Birmingham train spotter, August 7, 2021
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   • The Birmingham train spotter
   • August 8, 2021

5. Should Japan have more Freight Locomotives like the M250 Series?

   By The Birmingham train spotter, August 5, 2021
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   • chadbag
   • August 7, 2021

6. What's Japans best freight locomotive?

   By The Birmingham train spotter, August 1, 2021
   • 16 replies
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   • The Birmingham train spotter
   • August 5, 2021

7. Post-War Steam Locomotive Oil Conversion

   By Fugu, July 26, 2021
   • 3 replies
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   • Kiha66
   • July 26, 2021

8. Steam locomotive livery question

   By Fugu, July 5, 2021
   • 5 replies
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   • Fugu
   • July 7, 2021

9. Extra trains to be run during Olympics

   By bikkuri bahn, July 1, 2021   

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   • rinji ressha
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     • jreast
   • 1 reply
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   • Yavianice
   • July 1, 2021

10. New Uchibo line rolling stock E131 series

    By trainsforever8, May 12, 2020
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    • Takahama Trainwatcher
    • June 11, 2021

11. Hokodate Line Structures

    By Tony Galiani, June 7, 2021
    • 7 replies
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    • Tony Galiani
    • June 8, 2021

12. Vegetable Traffic

    By Szdfan, May 26, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 225 views
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 26, 2021

13. Street Track in Japan

    By Szdfan, May 11, 2021
    • 15 replies
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    • marknewton
    • May 25, 2021

14. Shinkansen Bathroom Break

    By Szdfan, May 24, 2021
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    • Szdfan
    • May 24, 2021

15. Bibai Railway

    By Szdfan, May 17, 2021
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    • Szdfan
    • May 17, 2021

16. Squeak sound of success: Japan rail workers' device scares off deer to avoid collisions

    By gmat, May 12, 2021
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    • miyakoji
    • May 12, 2021

17. "JR East cancels morning train reductions due to crowding"

    By railsquid, May 7, 2021
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    • roadstar_na6
    • May 7, 2021

18. Stationmaster Cats

    By bill937ca, May 3, 2021
    • 12 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • May 6, 2021

19. The Cult of Keikyu

    By HankyuDentetsu, May 1, 2021
    • 22 replies
    • 594 views
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    • HankyuDentetsu
    • May 3, 2021

20. Manga where a wolf just drives a train

    By Kiha66, May 3, 2021
    • 0 replies
    • 192 views
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    • Kiha66
    • May 3, 2021

21. Japanese Railway Ships

    By Szdfan, May 1, 2021   

    • ships
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    • 0 replies
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    • Szdfan
    • May 1, 2021

22. Railway in east Japan arranges station signs to read 'mama' for Mother's Day

    By gmat, April 30, 2021
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    • gmat
    • April 30, 2021

23. Hiroshima Electric Railway Update 2021

    By bill937ca, April 10, 2021
    • 17 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • April 25, 2021

24. Blue train cars to new hostel in Kan-onji

    By miyakoji, April 25, 2021   

    • kagawa
    • shikoku
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      • akune
      • kagoshima
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    • 2 replies
    • 198 views
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    • miyakoji
    • April 25, 2021

25. DD51 delivering fuel after earthquake

    By Jimbo, April 20, 2021
    • 3 replies
    • 248 views
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    • Kiha66
    • April 24, 2021