Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Japanese Rolling Stock Builders

   By bill937ca, June 7, 2020
   • 15 replies
   • 368 views
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   • Socimi
   • June 14, 2020

2. New 'TH Liner' to run on Tobu line/Hibiya Line

   By RossDensha, December 20, 2019   

   • tobu
   • tokyo metro
   • 15 replies
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   • RossDensha
   • June 14, 2020

3. Aoto station derailment

   By marknewton, June 13, 2020
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   • miyakoji
   • June 13, 2020

4. Freight train Fukuoka to Sapporo

   By katoftw, June 8, 2020
   • 1 reply
   • 188 views
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   • railsquid
   • June 8, 2020

5. Seibu's 'Laview' express 1 2 3 4

   By miyakoji, March 16, 2016
   • 93 replies
   • 5.5k views
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   • railsquid
   • June 7, 2020

6. Bay Resort Limited

   By bill937ca, May 31, 2020
   • 0 replies
   • 188 views
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   • bill937ca
   • May 31, 2020

7. Chuo Shinkansen construction delayed, unlikely to meet 2027 deadline.

   By Yavianice, May 29, 2020   

   • chuo shinkansen
   • maglev
   • 0 replies
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   • Yavianice
   • May 29, 2020

8. Japan's last coal freight train February 2020

   By bill937ca, May 29, 2020
   • 2 replies
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   • cteno4
   • May 29, 2020

9. EF66-104 going for scrap

   By yakumo381, May 17, 2020
   • 9 replies
   • 483 views
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   • cteno4
   • May 29, 2020

10. track diagram freaks

    By cteno4, February 8, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • May 28, 2020

11. Japan's railways plan to scale back shinkansen suspensions as COVID-19 epidemic wanes

    By bill937ca, May 22, 2020
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    • bill937ca
    • May 22, 2020

12. Wamu 48000 Woodchip vans

    By ranger10178, May 20, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 146 views
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    • ranger10178
    • May 20, 2020

13. Eki ranpu (aka lamp hut)

    By bill937ca, May 17, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 240 views
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    • ranger10178
    • May 18, 2020

14. JR East Announcements in station & on train

    By bill937ca, May 17, 2020
    • 0 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • May 17, 2020

15. E235-1000 series transportation

    By RossDensha, April 23, 2020
    • 21 replies
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    • trainsforever8
    • May 16, 2020

16. Single linkage vs. dual linkage

    By Martijn Meerts, May 13, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 213 views
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    • Martijn Meerts
    • May 14, 2020

17. thoughts and musings on the first Yokohama and Shinbashi stations

    By MichiK, May 8, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 300 views
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    • MichiK
    • May 9, 2020

18. How the Tokyo Metro Handles Rush Hour to Operate On Time

    By bill937ca, April 18, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 280 views
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 7, 2020

19. Oldest active trains in Japan -2020 1 2

    By bill937ca, April 21, 2020
    • 29 replies
    • 976 views
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    • 200系
    • May 5, 2020

20. Golden Week 2020: Shinkansen Trains Empty

    By bill937ca, May 2, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 296 views
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    • bill937ca
    • May 4, 2020

21. Toyama Tram Connection

    By bill937ca, March 30, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 274 views
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    • Tonytramman
    • April 30, 2020

22. Point and Call & Announcement Translation

    By bill937ca, April 29, 2020
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    • 155 views
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    • bill937ca
    • April 29, 2020

23. Japan’s trains are in a league of their own. Japan’s subculture of train fanatics is no different

    By bill937ca, April 17, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 249 views
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    • Sacto1985
    • April 26, 2020

24. JR West announces end of 500 EVA Shinkansen on 13 May 2018

    By Yavianice, January 19, 2018
    • 23 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • alan_frost
    • April 22, 2020

25. Unknown freight car

    By Yavaris Forge, April 16, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 215 views
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    • MichiK
    • April 18, 2020