The day three “grim reapers” of the train world will join their brethren in the scrapyard is fast approaching after decades ...

Japan’s trains aren’t just about speed — they’re about style, creativity, and sometimes pure craziness. From ultra-fast ...

Japan is a paradise for train enthusiasts worldwide. From the futuristic bullet trains to the nostalgic local railways and with nearly 10,000 train stations scattered across the country, we can see ...

Welcome aboard the Yamabiko Shinkansen on Japan’s legendary Tohoku Line, traveling at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. Today’s ride takes us from Oyama Station to Koriyama in the comfort of the Green ...

The aroma of aged wood and the feel of burnished metal on some of the oldest trains to the modern shinkansen, or bullet trains, awaits visitors to a unique experience in Nagoya, Japan. The train ...

FUKUOKA -- Reserved seat tickets for Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu)'s popular steam locomotive sightseeing train "SL Hitoyoshi," which is retiring on March 24, are being resold on the internet at more ...

FUKOUKA, Japan: Train enthusiasts in Japan have launched a crowdfunding project to send experts to Thailand to advise on the maintenance and operation of two Japanese locomotives exported to the ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The Japan locomotive pantographs market is projected to reach USD 52.4 million by 2035, expanding at a 5.0% CAGR from 2025. Pantographs, which are essential ...

As part of a safety drill, a group of employees at one of Japan’s largest railway operators were made to sit between train tracks in tunnels as high-speed bullet trains passed by. In this image, a ...

Special to The New York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print ...