Guest ___ Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 2352 EST - 1352 JPN Close race tonight, same outcome, platform 2 again wins. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 in case you want to see where all this comes from... http://www.sotobori.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3289 cheers jeff Link to comment
Guest ___ Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Anyway, Mitch Sako has a blog entry with a link to his photo gallery of the actual webcam. See the blog entry here: http://route246. sotobori. com/?p=218 and see his gallery here: http://www.sotobori .com/gallery2/ main.php? g2_itemId= 3221 Can't seem to get Mitch's links to work. Link to comment
scott Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 So, do I have it right that this red-and-white thing: ...is a diesel, but most everything coming to this station is electric? Link to comment
disturbman Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 No there is also the JR Kiha 100 that we also have seen a lot. I would guess that the last one, the red striped one is some kind of JR Kiha 40 (like this one: http://gigazine.jp/img/2008/12/16/kitarou_train/kitarou_18.jpg) Link to comment
Guest ___ Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I think I see more diesels than I do electrics. Link to comment
scott Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 OK, I'll have to watch more carefully. But the red thing is a 485 EMU, right? Link to comment
CaptOblivious Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 OK, I'll have to watch more carefully. But the red thing is a 485 EMU, right? oh, yes Link to comment
scott Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Phew. Good to know I'm not completely flubbing it. Link to comment
disturbman Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think I see more diesels than I do electrics. Maybe a little bit more but not so much more. I think that the last picture (1930 EST - 0930 JPN) you post is again some kind of Kiha, same for the train on the middle track at 2300 EST - 1300 JPN and the Kiha 100 at 2155 - 1155 JPN. I have the feeling that the platform on the right is mostly use to receive local trains and, then some, local DMUs. Link to comment
Guest ___ Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think I see more diesels than I do electrics. Maybe a little bit more but not so much more. I think that the last picture (1930 EST - 0930 JPN) you post is again some kind of Kiha, same for the train on the middle track at 2300 EST - 1300 JPN and the Kiha 100 at 2155 - 1155 JPN. I have the feeling that the platform on the right is mostly use to receive local trains and, then some, local DMUs. From what I've seen everything coming in to platform one is an EMU, and for the most part everything on track 2 is DMU. Link to comment
Guest ___ Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 0925 EST - 2325 JPN DMU on the center track near the bridge on track 2. Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think I see more diesels than I do electrics. Maybe a little bit more but not so much more. I think that the last picture (1930 EST - 0930 JPN) you post is again some kind of Kiha, same for the train on the middle track at 2300 EST - 1300 JPN and the Kiha 100 at 2155 - 1155 JPN. I have the feeling that the platform on the right is mostly use to receive local trains and, then some, local DMUs. From what I've seen everything coming in to platform one is an EMU, and for the most part everything on track 2 is DMU. Both platform 1 on the right and platform 2 serve trains on the Banetsusai Line between Koriyama and Niitsu in Niigata Prefecture. The line is electrified between Koriyama and Kitakata, so those EMUs are used. The diesel railcars are used for the stretch between Kitakata and Niitsu after running under the wires from Aizu Wakamatsu. Note that many (most?) electric trains on the Banetsusai Line that arrive in Aizu Wakamatsu must reverse to continue on, making the station much like a terminal station. Looking at the map gives you the idea (zoom out to see the general route): http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.508679,139.930018&spn=0.0022,0.006866&z=18 Link to comment
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