An afternoon Kodama (Slowest of the 3 bullet train services) finishes it's journey from Osaka to Tokyo.

At Ochanomizu Station on Tokyo's Kanda River, the above-ground Japan Railways' suburban Chūō is bisected by Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line passing underneath, as seen here at dusk on a wi... (more)

A KiHa 48 Series two-car DMU awaits departure from Takayama with an evening southbound service.

A Japan Central Railways KiHa 85 Series set departs Takayama with a Hida Express bound for Nagoya.

Super Hakuto Train from Tottori to Osaka. I take this photo at Chizu Okayama.

Shinkansen from Tokyo arrives at the station Kyoto

Clear Weather at Amarube Bridge. KIHA-181 has passing Amarube Bridge.

Passengertrain from Hakata to Oita in the station Beppu, taken from the room in the hotel

Subsequent to the Torokko Saga Station in Kyoto, there is a restaurant called "19th century hall", in which there are placed two beautifully refurbished steamlocomotives. Here we see C56 98, a 2-6... (more)

Subsequent to the Torokko Saga Station in Kyoto, there is a restaurant called "19th century hall", in which there are placed two beautifully refurbished steamlocomotives. Here we see C58 48, a 2-6... (more)

Class C61 was rebuilt from class D51 in 1948 and 1949, and is among the trio of Japanese Hudson (C60, C61, C62). C6120 is the only active unit of C61, restored for excursion use by East Japan Rail... (more)

49 of this most powerful japanese steamlocomotives were built from 1948 to 1949. This famous "Hudson" 4-6-4 locomotives have a 1750 mm driving wheel diameter and this particular C62 17 broke the s... (more)

Localtrain between Tateyama and Soga near Kazusa-Minato in the morningsun. Right in the background the Tokyo Bay

Near the station Yurakucho: The Shinkansen 300 above (standard-gauge 1435 mm) is arriving, the Shinkansen 700 below is leaving Tokyo. Right the station Yurakucho for the localtrains (narrow-gauge ... (more)

Legendary Series 0 shinkansen from 1964, rebuilt in 6 car sets "R", with a Kodama service of JR West from Shin-Osaka to Hakata entering Higashihiroshima station