On January 13th, Tokyu’s Toyoko Line 8000 Series train makes it’s last run on the 24.2km route from Tokyo’s Shibuya station to Yokohama station, stopping on it’s express route at Naka-Meguro, Jiyugaoka, Musashi-Kosugi, Motosumiyoshi, and Kikuna stations.
The 8000 series started service in 1969 and for about 40 years served the people of Tokyo and Yokohama. […]

Next Year the Japanese government will officially propose to Brazil to select their Shinkansen (Bullet Train) technology for a planned 500km high speed rail route from Rio de Janeiro to Campinas, running through the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo, featuring a total of six stations. The Brazilian government is currently finishing up on a […]

This month several announcements have been made of changes in rail service.

JR East, JR West & JR Tokai have teamed up to provide a ticket-less shinkansen service beginning next year on March 29th. This service will initially be available from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka station however, from summer of ‘09 it will be […]

Ever wonder how they get a train car (in this case, the N700 Bullet Train) from the factory to the rail yard/station? You would think by rail……guess again!

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Disney’s Choo-Choo Soul program shows a Bullet Train music video on the Disney Channel!
Disney Playhouse Choo-Choo Soul’s - Bullet Train Video
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