A 42 years old veteran ED75113 heads local freight 857 under clear winter sky. Zao mountains are seen in the distance.

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)

A flock of swans see off ED75 113, a 45-year-old veteran along the Tohoku main line. Seven units of ED75 are still in use for freight service after the March 11, 2011 earthquake. It is known they ... (more)

ED75 double unit freight is seen only once a week on Sunday morning in south of Sendai area to haul the train 3089 (Umeda, Osaka to Miyagino, Sendai.) Mt. Zao is seen as a backdrop.

Freight train 92 from Sapporo (Hokkaido island) to Sumidagawa (Tokyo) keeps on-time in this rarely heavy snowfall.

Sunday special of ED75 double unit freight, attacking Kosugo pass.

First snowfall of the season at Kosugo pass. The freight train 3089 runs between Osaka and Sendai, which is delayed today by 5h50m due to several accidents in Tokaido main line (Osaka - Tokyo). Ra... (more)

Saturday special of ED75 double unit light move from Sendai area (Rikuzen-San-noh ) to Koriyama workshop for overhaul.

Yoshida-gawa bridge is a known hot spot for rail fans. Southbound ED75 freight can be seen only three times a day during daytime after March 2009. Today ED75 1004 works for a local light freight 1... (more)

Pan shot of the Sunday special of vanishing ED75 double unit freight on the Tohoku Main Line south of Sendai. I like the water-filled rice field with foggy mountains in the background. A misty rai... (more)

Shores of the Abukuma river are covered with Strawberry candles in blossom. The red flowers are seen only in this period of the year, which is in good combination with the pretty red loco.

Spring has come! Cherry trees are in full blossom along the Shiroishi river on this weekend. Class ED75 can be seen only on weekends in this area as all the regular trains have been replaced by EH... (more)

During 1972-2008, ED75s made great activities in Uetsu Main Line along the Japan Sea. The new ED75 700 series were built to be safe against strong salty window from the sea. On the other hand, the... (more)

Another color schime of ED75 under the full bloosom along the Shiroishi river (300km north of Tokyo). The thick white belt means the full refurbishment after 25 year use. Later the lead unit ED75 ... (more)

A star among the ED75 units is definately "1028" with the big ED75 logo on the sides. Today she haules a night freight with bule boxcars and containers to meet early morning sun in a rural landsca... (more)