I am proud of the steam! - I might have heard of her voice. It was really fun for an overseas visitor to know American steams and era of American steams.

During 1972-2008, ED75s made great activities in Uetsu Main Line along the Japan Sea. The new ED75 700 series were built to be safe against strong salty window from the sea. On the other hand, the... (more)

Another color schime of ED75 under the full bloosom along the Shiroishi river (300km north of Tokyo). The thick white belt means the full refurbishment after 25 year use. Later the lead unit ED75 ... (more)

A star among the ED75 units is definately "1028" with the big ED75 logo on the sides. Today she haules a night freight with bule boxcars and containers to meet early morning sun in a rural landsca... (more)

Rare FOUR lead-unit train in Japan. Let me explain how this happened. Old and my most favorite domestic locomotive class ED75 in this image is being replaced by the new class EH500 year by year. T... (more)

Old AC electric locomotive ED75, 302 units were built during 1963-1976, are still in use in Tohoku Main line and Joban line (north of Honshu main island). Today ED75 1010 in the latest color schim... (more)

Two UP empty coals demonstrate side-by-side run at Reno Jct. Right side empty diverses toward Black Thunder / Jacobs Ranch mines hauled by UP6876 and SP188 while the other heads further north wit... (more)

Four UP coal trains in a frame on a sunny but windy afternoon.

Special train on the west coast mainline at Shap.

Most favorited old JNR style EMU for limited express service among the Japanese railfans. It is amazing that it remains in the original color schime and still used for daily service although it is... (more)

Evening full coal toward east.

PRB often looks quiet and peaceful in spite of heavy daily coal traffic. Here a northbound BNSF full coal rolls over the Basin with BNSF 6032 as a rear DPU just before sunset.

North of Donkey Creek Jct, things looked vast and quiet. A road to the Stars and Stripes added the atmosphere of peaceful human life to this sunny dry image.

A DPU BNSF 9600 works for a full coal out of Jacob Ranch Mine seen right behind the train. I was lucky to have a huge mining truck in the same frame!

UP full coal passes by BNSF road maintenance team at Reno Jct. On the right track an empty coal heads further north with UP 6030 + 7099 as the lead units. Behind upper left you see two more trains... (more)