Japan's sacred mountain, the 3776 meter high Mount Fuji, is reflected in the water on a rice field which is ready for planting near the city of Fuji, while the N700 series Shinkansen roars past wi... (more)
Even the third generation of Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen trains are scrapped or museum exhibits now, the 70 trains of the 300 series, built from 1990 to 1998, capable for 270 km/h. Some were in servi... (more)
Limited Express SUNRISE IZUMO is a doubledeck overnight train between Tokyo and Izumoshi, which runs with 7-car 285 series EMUs since 1998. Between Tokyo and Okayama, it runs combined with another... (more)
Six-car stainless steel EMU 313-5000 series of JR Central, built by Nippon Sharyo in 2006 for service on the Tōkaidō Main Line (Toyohashi - Ōgaki), in Nagoya station. 1500 V DC, cap... (more)
The large entrance hall of the SCMaglev and Railway Park shows three outstanding exhibits, each demonstrating japanese speed records. From left steamlocomotive C62 17 which reached 129 km/h on cap... (more)