The large entrance hall of the SCMaglev and Railway Park shows three outstanding exhibits, each demonstrating japanese speed records. From left steamlocomotive C62 17 which reached 129 km/h on cap... (more)

Some of the pioneering shinkansen trains are museum exhibits nowadays. In the SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya are standing on the right end car # 21-86 of K17 train of the 0 series, built in 1... (more)

Great hall of the Tokyo station, built in 1914. The Tokyo Station complex was undergoing extensive development, which include major improvements to the Marunouchi (west) and Yaesu (east) sides of ... (more)

New "Southern Premium" limited express series 12000 4-car EMU of Nankai Electric Railway, built from 2011 for service between Nanba and Wakayamashi, entering Suminoe station in Osaka.

Train # 06 of the 1000 series of Osaka Monorail near the Dainichi station. The 21,2 km long line from Osaka Airport to Kadoma-shi opened between 1990 and 1997.

Diesel railcar of the 47 series of JR Kyushu is entering Yoshimatsu station, running as local from Miyakonojo to Yoshimatsu on the Kitto line (61 km).

The small diesel locomotive, masqueraded as a old steam locomotive, is entering the Matsuyamaeki-mae stop with the "Botchan Ressha" ("Botchan train" after the novel "Botchan" of Natsume Soseki). T... (more)

Streetcar # 61 of the Iyotetsu (Iyo Railway), dating from the 1950', is in service on the line number 2 of the Matsuyama streetcar system and crossing the suburb double track line of the same comp... (more)

8-car 500 series shinkansen trainset # V2 of JR West as Kodama 732 from Hakata to Okayama (442 km) stopping in Shin-Yamaguchi. On the two middle tracks the trains are racing through with 300 km/h.

Class C61 was rebuilt from class D51 in 1948 and 1949, and is among the trio of Japanese Hudson (C60, C61, C62). C6120 is the only active unit of C61, restored for excursion use by East Japan Rail... (more)

Test train MLX01-01 of the super-conducting magnetic levitation train system, developed by the Central Japan Railway Company and Railway Technical Research Institute (association of Japan Railway... (more)

The Odakyu 7000 series LSE (Luxury Super Express) is an articulated 11-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated since December 1980 by Odakyu Electric Railway on "Romancecar" limited expres... (more)

Chance encounter of two Shinkansen 700 Series at Odawara Station, both in driving. The train on the right is running as Kodama 673 from Tokyo to Nagoya and is entering the platform track with abou... (more)

The 8000 Series is a four-door commuter-type electric multiple unit designed by Odakyu to deal with the increasing number of passengers Odakyu has to carry into Tokyo from the suburbs. Train # 855... (more)

"Hudson" C 62 2 steam locomotive (operational) in the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto, which openend in 1972. A 20-track concrete roundhouse from 1914 houses 19 locomotives, several opera... (more)