Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. JR East To Retire 200系 Shinkansen In March 2013 1 2

   By 200系, December 22, 2012
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   • Ronny
   • March 11, 2013

2. Typhoon 21 knocks out Kansai Airport 1 2

   By railsquid, September 4, 2018
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   • Densha
   • September 18, 2018

3. Maglev (chuo shinkansen) breaks speed record 1 2

   By bikkuri bahn, April 18, 2015   

   • maglev
   • chuo shinkansen
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • maglev
     • chuo shinkansen
     • jrtokai
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • November 11, 2015

4. Limited Express Body Types 1 2

   By RossDensha, July 17, 2019
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   • RossDensha
   • July 25, 2019

5. Moving Scrap/Decommissioned Stock? 1 2

   By GDorsett, March 1, 2019
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   • cteno4
   • March 22, 2019

6. JR Kyushu to stop in-car sales 1 2

   By JR 500系, January 29, 2015
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   • katoftw
   • February 16, 2015

7. Joetsu Shinkansen Upgrade / E4 Series retirement 1 2

   By bill937ca, June 1, 2019
   • 25 replies
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   • JR 500系
   • October 5, 2021

8. Let's Talk Shinkansen! 1 2

   By Robert46, August 4, 2015
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   • Sacto1985
   • October 15, 2016

9. JR East to restore C58 239 1 2

   By miyakoji, October 12, 2012
   • 25 replies
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   • marknewton
   • December 18, 2012

10. Bulk grain by rail? 1 2

    By Ken Ford, February 16, 2015
    • 25 replies
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    • westfalen
    • March 4, 2015

11. Tokyu Toyoko line reaches Saitama

    By bill937ca, March 17, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • Guest
    • June 24, 2013

12. Toden Arakawa line - B&W photo questions

    By velotrain, July 25, 2014
    • 24 replies
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    • katoftw
    • August 24, 2014

13. Tokai and Shonan liveries

    By hans-diesel, January 17, 2016
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    • hans-diesel
    • June 28, 2016

14. successor to JR East E351 Super Azusa

    By miyakoji, September 6, 2012
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    • Guest
    • September 26, 2012

15. Favorite Blue Trains Poll

    By 1954G, March 7, 2015
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    • westfalen
    • March 11, 2015

16. The Cult of Keikyu

    By HankyuDentetsu, May 1, 2021
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • August 7, 2023

17. Semaphores

    By Kiha66, March 21, 2018
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    • Kiha66
    • March 26, 2018

18. creative liveries: the JNR 185 that never was

    By miyakoji, February 24, 2012
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    • miyakoji
    • February 28, 2015

19. JNR semaphore signals

    By shadowtiger25, October 16, 2018   

    • signals
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    • katoftw
    • December 17, 2018

20. JR Hokkaido closing railway lines in depopulated areas

    By Densha, November 20, 2016
    • 24 replies
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    • Nick_Burman
    • April 17, 2020

21. JR Hokkaido troubles- cause may be personnel related

    By bikkuri bahn, September 2, 2013   

    • jrhokkaido
    • accidents
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      Tagged with:

      • jrhokkaido
      • accidents
      • maintenenance
      • privatization
    • 24 replies
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    • katoftw
    • February 10, 2014

22. Snow falls on Tokyo, surrounding areas; flights disrupted

    By gmat, January 22, 2018
    • 24 replies
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    • railsquid
    • January 27, 2018

23. JR Shikoku 2600 & 2700 series

    By Densha, January 20, 2017
    • 24 replies
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    • Densha
    • January 23, 2019

24. Hitachi to bid for SNCF TGV replacement contract

    By bikkuri bahn, November 26, 2009
    • 24 replies
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • April 25, 2010

25. Quick Question - What is the "Skirt" of a Japanese Train?

    By nickhp, September 13, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • Kabutoni
    • September 20, 2013