Tourists wait for tram ride on old railway line

Tourists wait for tram ride on old railway line

MIYAZAKI, Japan - People wait in front of an old station in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014, to ride a tram pulled by a pickup-turned locomotive on the Takachiho Line that went out of service in 2008.

Tram passes old railway station in southwestern Japan

Tram passes old railway station in southwestern Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A tram with tourists aboard, converted from a pickup, passes the now defunct Amanoiwato Station of an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014. The line went out of service in 2008.

Tourists enjoy tram ride on old railway line

Tourists enjoy tram ride on old railway line

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tourists enjoy a ride on a tram pulled by a pickup-remodeled locomotive on Aug. 12, 2014, on an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki. The Takachiho Line went out of service in 2008.

Tram runs on iron bridge in southwestern Japan

Tram runs on iron bridge in southwestern Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A tram with tourists aboard, converted from a pickup, runs past the Takachiho Iron Bridge on an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014. The line went out of service in 2008.

Tram passes old railway station in southwestern Japan

Tram passes old railway station in southwestern Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A tram with tourists aboard, converted from a pickup, passes the now defunct Amanoiwato Station of an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014. The line went out of service in 2008. (Kyodo)