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Really good video of Oigawa's fleet of older equipment from all over, including JNR, Kintetsu, Keihan, Nankai, and Seibu. It's hard to get a sense of how much they have, but it certainly looks like a lot. by K's Trip Japan. Video has English subtitles, click on the CC and gear in the lower right to enable. Google map centered on Shin-Kanaya Station. https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8257905,138.1377273,309m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en You can see cars on the sidings, and at the end of the spur that diverges just south of the station, there are more.

Oigawa Railway has purchased four 14 series passenger cars to supplement its fleet for steam service. Two are SUHAFU 14s, numbers 502 and 557, while the other two are OHA 14s, numbers 511 and 513. Some or all of them were in the Hamanasu formation(s). These were transported by sea between Tomakomai and Nagoya, then by road to a siding near Shin-Kanaya. So, according to the blog linked below, there is no physical connection between JRC and Oigawa, or am I misunderstanding that? http://railf.jp/news/2016/06/10/160000.html http://railf.jp/news/2016/06/13/103000.html several images on RailKingJP's new blog: http://railking.jp/ride/report/2016/06/15/01-24/ further cool video