Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Otaru Museum to dismantle two locomotives in August

   By ED75-775, June 26, 2023
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   • kndy
   • August 5, 2023

2. Unusual Stowaway Causes Train Delay.

   By gmat, September 30, 2016
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   • toc36
   • October 1, 2016

3. japanese rail company to open plant in US

   By cteno4, March 14, 2013
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • March 15, 2013

4. Reading JTB Timetables

   By jamesbaby286, July 9, 2019
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   • ben_issacs
   • July 12, 2019

5. A solution for all those cardboard shipping boxes piling up in the corner...

   By Gryphr, November 17, 2017
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   • velotrain
   • November 18, 2017

6. Volunteering on the Hisatsu Line

   By SL58654号, October 23, 2023
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   • SL58654号
   • November 27, 2023

7. Question about replacement buses used while lines are down for weather

   By bluejeans, September 5, 2018
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   • TimWay4
   • September 13, 2018

8. Japanese rail webcams off line

   By enoden, July 15, 2016
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • July 15, 2016

9. Hokutosei Formations?

   By Welshbloke, October 7, 2019
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   • Welshbloke
   • October 12, 2019

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

    By gmat, December 15, 2017
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    • westfalen
    • December 19, 2017

11. Chuo East Line: how long do the 211s have?

    By Kyouhei, April 21, 2021
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    • railsquid
    • April 22, 2021

12. Mori Works I/C locos

    By Nick_Burman, March 19, 2012
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    • Nick_Burman
    • March 19, 2012

13. Another week, another typhoon (number 24, "Trami")

    By railsquid, September 30, 2018
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    • railsquid
    • October 1, 2018

14. EH500-901 "Remodelling"?

    By yakumo381, June 29, 2017
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    • Sacto1985
    • June 30, 2017

15. JR West to make Hakata Railyard available for public tours

    By bill937ca, April 15, 2016   

    • jrwest shinkansen
    • hakata railyard tours
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • April 16, 2016

16. Container train Qs

    By Nick_Burman, March 18, 2012
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    • Nick_Burman
    • March 18, 2012

17. Connection between 107 and 165 Series?

    By Welshbloke, March 21, 2016
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    • Welshbloke
    • March 21, 2016

18. Trains and Stations Announcements

    By changkh, August 13, 2018
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    • JR 500系
    • August 14, 2018

19. JNR Class C57 - correct number of carriages?

    By drt7uk, December 15, 2020
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    • Tony Galiani
    • January 5, 2021

20. Keihan Museum Train color question ...

    By Gordon Werner, January 26, 2017
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    • Gordon Werner
    • January 27, 2017

21. JR Kyushu new timetable March 2016

    By katoftw, January 29, 2016
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    • cteno4
    • January 30, 2016

22. JNR Ki100 Russell Car

    By mattdwnunder, May 31, 2016
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 31, 2016

23. Various tech questions re JR DMUs

    By NGT6 1315, March 29, 2015
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    • HantuBlauLOL
    • March 29, 2015

24. Newer Shinkansen lines on higher viaducts?

    By Sacto1985, November 20, 2016
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    • railsquid
    • November 21, 2016

25. Hokoku station on the Hakubi line.

    By marknewton, July 10, 2016
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    • kvp
    • July 10, 2016