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Kyodo train runs through tunnel of cherry blossoms

Kyodo train runs through tunnel of cherry blossoms

KYOTO, Japan - A Keifuku Railway train runs through a tunnel of cheery blossoms in Kyoto on March 29. The driver slows down the train to allow passengers to have a better view of the flowers lit up for the special annual event.

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Police search company over Fukui train collision

Police search company over Fukui train collision

FUKUI, Japan - Police officers arrive the head office of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. in Fukui on June 27 for search in connection with the June 24 head-on collision between two trains on a single-line railway in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, in which 25 people were injured.

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Police investigate Fukui train collision

Police investigate Fukui train collision

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Police begin an on-site investigation on June 25 in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture into a head-on collision between two trains on the Echizen Line, the single-line railway operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., the previous day in which 25 people were injured.

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Failed brakes caused fatal train collision in Fukui

Failed brakes caused fatal train collision in Fukui

FUKUI, Japan - Workers of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. is checking the brake rods in Fukui on Dec. 19 of a train similar to one that caused a collision Dec. 17. In the collision, which killed a driver and injured 25 others, the train failed to stop at the end of a branch line and continued on to the mainline.

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Railway executives apology for train collision+

Railway executives apology for train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. executives apologize for a train collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Two trains sit on a private railway in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17, after a collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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Kyodo train runs through tunnel of cherry blossoms

Kyodo train runs through tunnel of cherry blossoms

KYOTO, Japan - A Keifuku Railway train runs through a tunnel of cheery blossoms in Kyoto on March 29. The driver slows down the train to allow passengers to have a better view of the flowers lit up for the special annual event.

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Police search company over Fukui train collision

Police search company over Fukui train collision

FUKUI, Japan - Police officers arrive the head office of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. in Fukui on June 27 for search in connection with the June 24 head-on collision between two trains on a single-line railway in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, in which 25 people were injured.

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Kyoto tram substitutes for parcel delivery trucks

Kyoto tram substitutes for parcel delivery trucks

Parcel containers of Yamato Transport Co. are unloaded from a Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. tram at Arashiyama Station in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2015. The collaboration between the delivery firm and the tram operator that began about four years ago is drawing attention as a way to cut carbon dioxide emissions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto tram used for parcel delivery

Kyoto tram used for parcel delivery

A Yamato Transport Co. employee moves containers delivered by a Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. tram in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2015. The collaboration between the delivery firm and the tram operator that began about four years ago is drawing attention as a way to cut carbon dioxide emissions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police investigate Fukui train collision

Police investigate Fukui train collision

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Police begin an on-site investigation on June 25 in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture into a head-on collision between two trains on the Echizen Line, the single-line railway operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., the previous day in which 25 people were injured.

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Railway executives apology for train collision+

Railway executives apology for train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. executives apologize for a train collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Two trains sit on a private railway in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17, after a collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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