Original shinkansen front car to be displayed at Kyoto museum

Original shinkansen front car to be displayed at Kyoto museum

Photo taken July 1, 2015, in Kyoto shows one of the original front cars of the shinkansen bullet train, being towed on a trailer, heading to the Kyoto Railway Museum for exhibition. The first front cars, nicknamed "button nose," were operated from 1964 to 2008. The museum will open in the spring of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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