Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. what will be the last JNR rolling stock in service?

   By miyakoji, March 15, 2013
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   • Sacto1985
   • March 18, 2013

2. E5 Hayabusa starts 320km/h service

   By bikkuri bahn, March 17, 2013   

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   • POMU
   • March 18, 2013

3. JR Freight Umeda Station operations to Kudara, Suita

   By miyakoji, March 16, 2013
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   • Sacto1985
   • March 17, 2013

4. Akita Shinkansen Komachi derails in blizzard

   By bikkuri bahn, March 2, 2013   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • March 16, 2013

5. Tokyo Subway ‘Fool’s Wall’ Comes Tumbling Down (Kudanshita Station)

   By gmat, March 15, 2013
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   • gmat
   • March 15, 2013

6. japanese rail company to open plant in US

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

7. JR East To Retire 200系 Shinkansen In March 2013 1 2

   By 200系, December 22, 2012
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   • Ronny
   • March 11, 2013

8. Withdrawn EF64 at Inazawa

   By yakumo381, January 15, 2012
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   • Sacto1985
   • March 11, 2013

9. JR Tokai 117 series on route to scrapping

   By bikkuri bahn, March 9, 2013   

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   • westfalen
   • March 10, 2013

10. E655 towed

    By bill937ca, March 3, 2013
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • March 3, 2013

11. Video of Kintetsu 50000 testing

    By bill937ca, March 2, 2013
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    • 3railgreg
    • March 3, 2013

12. JR East fires up steam locomotive to drum up tourism

    By cteno4, February 12, 2013
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    • cteno4
    • February 26, 2013

13. JR EF66-0 series locomotives

    By yudananka61, February 15, 2013
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 25, 2013

14. 11-year old Student Train 'Jumped' to Protest School Closing

    By gmat, February 15, 2013
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    • Densha
    • February 19, 2013

15. Isumi Railway "Snow Festival" and new rolling stock- 350

    By bikkuri bahn, February 17, 2013   

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    • Densha
    • February 17, 2013

16. 3 new DMUs for Sanriku Railway

    By miyakoji, February 17, 2013   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 17, 2013

17. Train hits truck, injuring 16 in Hyogo

    By cteno4, February 12, 2013   

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    • cteno4
    • February 16, 2013

18. N700A begins scheduled running

    By angusmclean, February 12, 2013
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    • Sacto1985
    • February 16, 2013

19. In Japan Today, Pic Of Yamanote Line Train After Suicide

    By Jcarlton, January 25, 2013
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    • KVH1
    • February 9, 2013

20. "Tōhoku Emotion" tourist train coming Fall 2013

    By Sacto1985, February 9, 2013
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 9, 2013

21. Yamanote 50th anniversary 103 Series train unveiled.

    By ToniBabelony, January 15, 2013
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    • Densha
    • February 4, 2013

22. Fukushima firm builds first new SL in Japan in 20 yrs

    By tsubasa119, January 29, 2013
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    • marknewton
    • January 31, 2013

23. Chuo Express Line in Tokyo is taking the afternoon off

    By railsquid, January 30, 2013
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    • Sacto1985
    • January 30, 2013

24. Everything on rails

    By heNk, January 28, 2013
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    • heNk
    • January 28, 2013

25. Train cleaning angels

    By cteno4, January 22, 2013
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • January 24, 2013