Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Freight service returns to Ishinomaki Line, Miyagi Prefecture

   By bikkuri bahn, November 8, 2012
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • November 8, 2012

2. Pro-tip: don't crawl under trains blocking crossings

   By railsquid, October 7, 2014
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   • katoftw
   • October 7, 2014

3. Why do Japanese cleaning crews bow at trains?

   By Guest ___, July 17, 2014
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   • Guest
   • July 18, 2014

4. JR East studies driverless operation

   By trainsforever8, August 15, 2018
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   • chadbag
   • August 15, 2018

5. Steam Freight Nostalgia Trains?

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

6. Taxi Falls Onto Tracks and Hit by Train

   By gmat, October 25, 2011
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   • gmat
   • October 25, 2011

7. The danger of watching NHK World...

   By Ken Ford, February 20, 2015
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   • miyakoji
   • February 20, 2015

8. Shinano Railway 115 Series TRA EMU 300 livery

   By Suica, November 8, 2018
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   • Kiha66
   • November 13, 2018

9. Microace or Kato

   By oenckie, July 1, 2017
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   • JR 500系
   • July 3, 2017

10. 2019 Blue Ribbon and 2019 Laurel Prize Winners Announced

    By bill937ca, May 23, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 24, 2019

11. After some information about a fictional future JR map

    By bluejeans, December 12, 2016
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    • kvp
    • December 12, 2016

12. E3-2000 Tsubasa New Color seats?

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

13. JR Hokkaido 735 series enters revenue service, 733 not far behind

    By miyakoji, May 5, 2012
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 5, 2012

14. Shinkansen to require reservations for large suitcases from next May

    By bill937ca, September 1, 2019
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    • IST
    • September 8, 2019

15. 113 series running on the Ome or Itsukaichi Line?

    By gmat, August 19, 2012
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    • miyakoji
    • August 20, 2012

16. Nagaragawa Rlwy accident

    By bikkuri bahn, January 23, 2012
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    • miyakoji
    • January 24, 2012

17. Special tickets (rover type)

    By bikkuri bahn, October 9, 2012
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • October 9, 2012

18. DD51 with 1500 hp engines

    By hans-diesel, June 8, 2016
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    • hans-diesel
    • June 9, 2016

19. Train hits truck, injuring 16 in Hyogo

    By cteno4, February 12, 2013   

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    • cteno4
    • February 16, 2013

20. Info about Hakone Tozan

    By Ronny, May 3, 2014
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    • Ronny
    • May 3, 2014

21. JR Hokkaido to close 18 unmanned train stations, to scrap 20 local and some express services

    By Yavianice, December 15, 2020
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    • Socimi
    • December 16, 2020

22. New Containers, W19D ???

    By defor, September 11, 2018
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    • katoftw
    • September 13, 2018

23. Japan Rail, JNR, etc.

    By loulasalle, February 20, 2014
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    • Guest
    • February 20, 2014

24. Landslide on JR West Fukuchiyama line

    By Densha, August 18, 2014
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • August 19, 2014

25. How to signal a layout (Arakawaoki) - part 2

    By Andrew Nummelin, March 14, 2019
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    • Andrew Nummelin
    • March 15, 2019