Some of the 381 series tilting EMU of JR West for the Limited Express Yakumo services between Okayama and Izumoshi have one end car with the driver cab in front of the passengers, separated only b... (more)

2-6-2 T steamlocomotive C12 164 of the Oigawa Railway on the turntable in Shin Kanaya. The locomotive was built by Nippon Sharyo in 1937 and came to the Oigawa Railway after retirement in 1973, wh... (more)

The two newest and most futuristic Shinkansen trains of Japan, the "Hiun"-red E6 and the "Tokiwa"-green E5 of JR East, coupled together for train 19 "Super Komachi" to Akita (the seven-car E6) and... (more)

Another exhibit in the Railway Museum in Saitama: Driver cab of class Kiha 41300 Railcar, first government railways' mass-produced gasoline railcar used on various local, non-electrified lines. Ye... (more)

Japanese love to shoot some photos on their excursions, where the date is recorded on the picture. Here a mother takes a photo from her family in front of the icon of Japanese high-speed rail, a S... (more)

Two of the magnificent exhibits of the "Railway Museum" (Saitama). On the left electrolocomotive ED75 775 (Bo'Bo', 67 tons) built by Toshiba in 1975 and in service till 2007. The ED75 were the fir... (more)

The E233 series of JR East is a commuter and suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) for 1500 V DC and 120 km/h, built from 1996. More then 2500 cars are built till now and they are running in sever... (more)

Japan's sacred mountain, the 3776 meter high Mount Fuji, is reflected in the water on a rice field which is ready for planting near the city of Fuji, while the N700 series Shinkansen roars past wi... (more)

Even the third generation of Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen trains are scrapped or museum exhibits now, the 70 trains of the 300 series, built from 1990 to 1998, capable for 270 km/h. Some were in servi... (more)

Limited Express SUNRISE IZUMO is a doubledeck overnight train between Tokyo and Izumoshi, which runs with 7-car 285 series EMUs since 1998. Between Tokyo and Okayama, it runs combined with another... (more)

C 57 135 "Pacific" steamlocomotive (builder Mitsubishi 1940) on the turntable in the "Railway Museum" Saitama. This very sucessful type pulled the very last official steam train of Japan National ... (more)

Tokyo station from 1914 and Marunouchi business district. The Tokyo Station complex was undergoing extensive development, which include major improvements to the Marunouchi (west) and Yaesu (east)... (more)

16-car shinkansen N700 of JR West is racing through Maibara station with 270 km/h from Tokyo to Hakata on a NOZOMI service. In the foreground you can see the new guard rails, which are installed t... (more)

1350 HP diesel-hydraulic locomotive of DE10-1500 series of JR Freight, with interesting C-B wheel arrangement, built from 1969. Locomotive # 1674 is in service in the Minamimatsumoto container yar... (more)

Six-car stainless steel EMU 313-5000 series of JR Central, built by Nippon Sharyo in 2006 for service on the Tōkaidō Main Line (Toyohashi - Ōgaki), in Nagoya station. 1500 V DC, cap... (more)