A 701 series EMU on an Ou line local train bound for Aomori was arriving at Shin-Aomori station.
Running an infrequent local shuttle to Kii-Tanabe, a two car EMU powers away after a station stop at Asso.
Made surplus by the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen three weeks earlier, one of the Class 789 units formerly used for the service to Shin Aomori rests in the non-powered sidings next to Hakodat... (more)