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

NS 2573, 8814, 9431 & 8722 head a manifest west on a sunny morning with fresh snow.

NS 9267 and NS 9761 head empty coal hoppers west under blue winter sky with two contrails.

After terrible snowfalls for last two days, NS Roanoke South yard is still full of loaded coal hoppers. Power units look busy to take them eastward one after another. The Star Line Trolley (red/wh... (more)

Local freight 857 (Koriyama - Sendai) consists of only 13 container cars. Kosugo pass lies at the border between Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. The grade reaches 25/1000.

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.

Local freight 857 consists of only eleven container cars today. It is an easy job for the 4000kW power EH500. Mt. Zao is seen as a backdrop.

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)

EF200 is the most powerful Japanese locomotive featured as 6000kW (DC 1500V) and 120km/h. Total 21 units were built during 1990-1993. The power of 6000kW is huge among the Japanese locos as all th... (more)

Bare rock mountain reflects late afternoon sunlight just east of Tunnel 9 along the Feather River Canyon. A big SD9043MAC looks even small in this wild scene.

Leaving the Feather River Canyon, five BNSF units are in full power mode to bring the manifest up onto green grassland of the High Line.

BNSF H1 & H2 Dash 9s receive late afternoon sunlight at Honnymoon tunnel as they head military movement special down along the Feather River Canyon. Pan shot at 1/20 sec.

BNSF manifest is coming out of James horseshoe curve, saying good-bye to the Feather River Canyon. That' s all of my chase for the manifest from Keddie for four and a half hours. It was really mag... (more)