Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. The First-Ever "Head Car Scuffing Machine" for the Shinkansen Bullet Train

   By bill937ca, September 21, 2020
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   • cteno4
   • September 24, 2020

2. The Green Tram Car Near Hachiko at Shibuya Moving to Akita.

   By gmat, February 20, 2020
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   • katoftw
   • February 21, 2020

3. the Hallade Method

   By miyakoji, January 17, 2016   

   • track
   • layout
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   • Ochanomizu
   • January 18, 2016

4. The Izu Express

   By rogerfarnworth, August 10, 2023
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   • rogerfarnworth
   • August 10, 2023

5. The last KuMoNi 83 is on the move

   By Welshbloke, April 14, 2020
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   • Welshbloke
   • August 1, 2020

6. The last run of Kitaguni

   By bill937ca, March 18, 2012
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   • Martijn Meerts
   • April 3, 2012

7. The last run of Nihonkai

   By bill937ca, March 18, 2012
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   • westfalen
   • March 26, 2012

8. The last wamu train 2012/03/17

   By bikkuri bahn, March 17, 2012
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   • bill937ca
   • April 1, 2012

9. The Noto Satoyama Satoumi Go Re-Starting

   By RS18U, April 7
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   • RS18U
   • April 7

10. The secret piece of information hiding in plain sight on Tokyo’s subway signs

    By gmat, November 25, 2020
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    • railsquid
    • November 25, 2020

11. The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan

    By cteno4, July 25, 2018
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    • cteno4
    • July 25, 2018

12. The split of the Hokuriku and Shin'etsu Main Lines

    By ToniBabelony, March 23, 2014
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    • westfalen
    • March 24, 2014

13. The Train That Snorts and Also Goes Wan Wan.

    By gmat, January 30, 2018
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    • railsquid
    • January 30, 2018

14. The troubles never stop for JR Hokkaido- this time it's signals

    By bikkuri bahn, June 16, 2011
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 16, 2011

15. The unstoppable march of katakana station names

    By railsquid, October 1, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • October 6, 2019

16. The worst Photoshop ever ?

    By JR East, December 22, 2021
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    • JR East
    • February 6, 2022

17. theres an app for that!

    By cteno4, March 10, 2014
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    • bronzeonion
    • April 3, 2014

18. Thieves target Hokkaido train line for rip-offs of ‘railroadania'

    By cteno4, June 28, 2016
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    • kvp
    • June 29, 2016

19. This incredible train station collage is made out of over 150,000 pieces of what?

    By gmat, November 30, 2017
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    • cteno4
    • November 30, 2017

20. This month's rail magazines

    By bikkuri bahn, May 24, 2011
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    • gmat
    • June 2, 2011

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

    By MichiK, May 8, 2020
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    • MichiK
    • May 9, 2020

22. Three new access lines to Tokyo's Haneda Airport!! 1 2 3

    By nartak, November 9, 2013
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    • railsquid
    • February 17, 2019

23. three videos about working for Toei Yurikamome

    By miyakoji, June 11, 2016   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 11, 2016

24. Three workers suffer (serious) burns after inspecting new Chuo-Shinkansen maglev train

    By Yavianice, October 9, 2019   

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    • Yavianice
    • October 9, 2019

25. Through Toyoko-Fukutoshin Line services to begin March 2013

    By bikkuri bahn, July 25, 2012
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • July 26, 2012