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Railway fans treated to double steam locomotive run

KUSHIRO, Japan - Two steam locomotives of the C11 model, connected back-to-back, run in the snowy Kushiro Wetland area in the town of Shibecha, eastern Hokkaido, pulling several cars carrying railway fans and photographers on Jan. 24. Hokkaido Railway Co., more widely called JR Hokkaido, started to operate the popular steam locomotives the same day on the Semmo Line as a special winter program to attract tourists through early March.

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Railway fans treated to double steam locomotive run

KUSHIRO, Japan - Two steam locomotives of the C11 model, connected back-to-back, run on a bridge over the Kushiro River in Kushiro, eastern Hokkaido, pulling several cars carrying railway fans and photographers Jan. 24. Hokkaido Railway Co., more widely called JR Hokkaido, started to operate the popular steam locomotives the same day on the Semmo Line as a special winter program to attract tourists through early March.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV traveling as a microbus on road in Abashiri.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV as a single-carriage train crossing a bridge in Abashiri.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture above shows the single-carriage train running on tracks in Abashiri, while the photo below shows the DMV traveling as a microbus.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV switching to steel wheels for use on tracks in the town of Koshimizu.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV traveling as a microbus on road in Abashiri. (Kyodo)

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV switching to steel wheels for use on tracks in the town of Koshimizu. (Kyodo)

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture above shows the single-carriage train running on tracks in Abashiri, while the photo below shows the DMV traveling as a microbus. (Kyodo)

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV as a single-carriage train crossing a bridge in Abashiri. (Kyodo)

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Railway fans treated to double steam locomotive run

KUSHIRO, Japan - Two steam locomotives of the C11 model, connected back-to-back, run on a bridge over the Kushiro River in Kushiro, eastern Hokkaido, pulling several cars carrying railway fans and photographers Jan. 24. Hokkaido Railway Co., more widely called JR Hokkaido, started to operate the popular steam locomotives the same day on the Semmo Line as a special winter program to attract tourists through early March. (Kyodo)

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Railway fans treated to double steam locomotive run

KUSHIRO, Japan - Two steam locomotives of the C11 model, connected back-to-back, run in the snowy Kushiro Wetland area in the town of Shibecha, eastern Hokkaido, pulling several cars carrying railway fans and photographers on Jan. 24. Hokkaido Railway Co., more widely called JR Hokkaido, started to operate the popular steam locomotives the same day on the Semmo Line as a special winter program to attract tourists through early March. (Kyodo)