"there really isn’t anything to fear in riding the trains"

[scott]

Here's an interesting document on traveling by train in Japan, posted for US Navy personnel who aren't familiar with the system:

 

http://gw.ffc.navy.mil/JapanInfo/Travel/Trains/TrainsInJapan.pdf

[CaptOblivious]

That's actually a rather nice intro to the system...

[bill937ca]

Nothing really unusual there that you won't encounter in any major world city like express trains, late trains cut short, rush hour or strikes.

[westfalen]

"If you board the correct train but it passes your station without stopping, you are probably on an express train." No wonder the US Navy rules the seas.

 

I've always thought actually using Japanese trains easier than it looks.

[scott]

Yeah, that was funny--I was thinking, "if you board the correct train but it passes your station without stopping, you didn't board the correct train." 

[Guest ___]

"If you board the correct train but it passes your station without stopping, you are probably on an express train." No wonder the US Navy rules the seas.

 

I've always thought actually using Japanese trains easier than it looks.

 

Clearly someone who has never ridden the subways in NYC either.

[Mudkip Orange]

Hey, give 'em a break. Transit is nonexistent outside major US cities. A lot of these guys have never even ridden so much as a city bus. And then you try to stick them on the Tokyo commuter network...