Cab of EMU 221 series of JR West bound for the Sagano line. The Japanese railway operation is an interesting and sometimes quite astonishing mix of modern (futuristic looking trains, computer-base... (more)

In 1994 a experimental 6-car train was built for JR Central by different manufacturers to test technology to be incorporated in future shinkansen trains operating at speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph) o... (more)

This is not a roller coaster, but the Osaka monorail trainset 2616 near Banpaku-Kinen-Kôen Station, going to the Saito Line. In the middle the tracks of the Monorail main line direction Kadomashi... (more)

The impressive large exhibition hall of the "Railway Museum (Saitama)", where more then 30 full-size vehicles are exhibited. The museum opened in october 2007 and is the successor to the Transport... (more)

Shinkansen E2 series of JR East leaving Omiya (Saitama) with ASAMA 534 from Nagano to Tokyo. The 14 8-car E2 series "N" trains were built from 1997 for the Nagano Shinkansen and operate with up t... (more)

381 series tilting electric multiple unit of JR West in "Yuttari Yakumo" livery is running the Limited Express "Yakumo 10" from Izumoshi to Okayama along the Shinji-ko lake near Tamatsukurionsen.

Two KiHa 189 series 3-car Diesel multiple units are entering Himeji station with the Limited Express "Hamakaze 3" from Osaka to Kasume (214 km). 7 KiHa 189 series 3-car DMUs were delivered by Niig... (more)

8-car shinkansen 500 series trainset V2 is leaving Aioi (Hyogo) with Kodama 753 to Okayama and Hakata in the evening sun.

"Pacific" steamlocomotive C 57 1 of Japan Railways (West) was built in 1937 by Kawasaki as first of a series of 201 engines. The very successful locomotives were built from 1937 to 1947 and run ti... (more)

Short service stop for the "SL Yamaguchi" steam train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Tsuwano in Niho station, observed and photographed by many Japanese families and just a few "long noses" from Europe.

Two 115-1000 series electric multiple unit (built from 1978) in the "new Nagano livery" are running the Chuo line local from Kofu to Matsumoto (101 km) and are entering Minamimatsumoto station.

The E 351 series of JR East is a tilting elecric multiple unit, built from 1993 and running as "Super Azusa" Limited Express on the Chuo main line between Tokyo Shinjuku and Matsumoto. 5 8-car set... (more)

The Yurikamome (black-headed seagull) is Tokyo's first fully automated transit system, controlled entirely by computers with no drivers on board, opened in 1995. The Yurikamome is sometimes mistak... (more)

The control supervisor just gave "highball" to "Hayabusa 1" from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori (713 km in 3 h 15 min). Running is one of the newest shinkansen types of JR East, the 320 km p.h. E 5 series. ... (more)

The 10-car dual system (1500 V DC and 20000 V 50 Hz AC) electric trainset E 657 of JR East are running on the Joban line from Tokyo Ueno to Iwaki since march 2012. Trainset K10 was delivered on se... (more)