On Christmas Day, while the Western world celebrates this holiday, the Japanese are going about their daily business. At Hamamatsucho station in Tokyo, a Yamanote Line train is arriving on Track 2... (more)

The mid-winter sun finds its way onto the tracks as a N700 series Shinkansen threads its way through the apartments and office towers between Hamamatsucho and Tamachi in Tokyo.

A 700 Series Tōkaidō Shinkansen glides through Hamamatsucho, a few kilometres south of Tokyo Station, just after dusk on Christmas Day.

This view over the south end of Tokyo station shows a JR East Yamanote Line train departing on 3'6" (1067 mm) gauge track, heading towards Shinagawa, while several high speed Shinkansens are visib... (more)

In central Tokyo between Akihabara and Ochanomizu stations, a JR East series E257-500 EMU running on the Sobu Line, and a motor coach belonging to the Tobu Railway Co. are reflected in the Kandaga... (more)

These commuters seem blissfully unaware of this train arriving at Harajuku station on JR East's Yamanote Line. But there's no reason to panic......if they don't make it on, there'll be another one... (more)

The standard gauge Toei Subway is the second subway operator in Tokyo, after the Tokyo Metro, but some of their Asakusa Line trains run through to the Keikyu Corporation's Keikyu Main Line from Sh... (more)

One of JR East's E231-1000 series 10-car EMU's is passing Uguisudani, heading towards its last stop at Ueno. This series of EMU is used for long-distance suburban work on the Takasaki and Utsunomi... (more)

The E653 series EMU's were first introduced in 1997 and are dual voltage 1 500vDC / 20kV AC units. They operated "Fresh Hitachi Limited Express" services between Ueno in Tokyo and Iwaki via the Jo... (more)

A Tokyo bound N700 series Shinkansen operated by JR West, is passing through Tamachi on 1 435 mm gauge track, while in the background a JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line train on 1 067 gauge pulls into T... (more)

The 34.5 km (21.4 miles) double track Yamanote Line in Tokyo follows a circular route around the city with 29 stations. This train is arriving on Track 2 at Hamamatsucho station and is running cou... (more)

The privately owned Keikyu Corporation (previously Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. Ltd.) operates a variety of EMU's on their standard gauge system with 1 500 volt DC overhead power supply. Th... (more)

The privately owned Keikyu Corporation (previously Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. Ltd.) operates a variety of EMU's on their standard gauge system with 1 500 volt DC overhead power supply. On... (more)

The 34.5 km (21.4 miles) double track Yamanote line in Tokyo follows a circular route around the city with 29 stations. This train has just left Hamamatsucho station and is running counter-clockwi... (more)

All dressed up and no place to go! The "Polar Express" comes to mind when looking at this former Japanese National Railways class C11 2-6-4 tank loco, plinthed in a public square next to Shimbashi... (more)