The mid-winter sun finds its way onto the tracks as a N700 series Shinkansen threads its way through the apartments and office towers between Hamamatsucho and Tamachi in Tokyo.

This view over the south end of Tokyo station shows a JR East Yamanote Line train departing on 3'6" (1067 mm) gauge track, heading towards Shinagawa, while several high speed Shinkansens are visib... (more)

In central Tokyo between Akihabara and Ochanomizu stations, a JR East series E257-500 EMU running on the Sobu Line, and a motor coach belonging to the Tobu Railway Co. are reflected in the Kandaga... (more)

These commuters seem blissfully unaware of this train arriving at Harajuku station on JR East's Yamanote Line. But there's no reason to panic......if they don't make it on, there'll be another one... (more)

One of JR East's E231-1000 series 10-car EMU's is passing Uguisudani, heading towards its last stop at Ueno. This series of EMU is used for long-distance suburban work on the Takasaki and Utsunomi... (more)

One lone passenger waits to board this E4 series MAX Shinkansen as it comes to a stop alongside track 13 at Omiya station, en route to Tokyo (MAX = Multi Ammenities Express). The bi-level E4's ope... (more)

JR East operates the "Odoriko" service between Tokyo and the Izu Peninsula, a famous seaside resort in the southern part of the Tokyo metropolitan area, using these 251 series EMU's. One of these ... (more)

The E653 series EMU's were first introduced in 1997 and are dual voltage 1 500vDC / 20kV AC units. They operated "Fresh Hitachi Limited Express" services between Ueno in Tokyo and Iwaki via the Jo... (more)

On JR East's Tokkaido Line an E217 series 4 + 11 car EMU is seen heading south through Tsurumi-ku in Yokohama city, south west of Tokyo. The E217 series were built from 1994 to 1999 and were refur... (more)

The 34.5 km (21.4 miles) double track Yamanote Line in Tokyo follows a circular route around the city with 29 stations. This train is arriving on Track 2 at Hamamatsucho station and is running cou... (more)

The 34.5 km (21.4 miles) double track Yamanote line in Tokyo follows a circular route around the city with 29 stations. This train has just left Hamamatsucho station and is running counter-clockwi... (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)

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)