Tokyu blames snow for train collision near Tokyo

Tokyu blames snow for train collision near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fumiaki Shiroishi (C), general manager of railway operator Tokyu Corp., and two other Tokyu officials bow during a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2014, following the commuter train collision at Motosumiyoshi station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. He said the brakes of the train that rear-ended another "were not as effective as expected due to the effects of snow."

Tokyu blames snow for train collision near Tokyo

Tokyu blames snow for train collision near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A photographer takes a photo of a damaged commuter train at Motosumiyoshi station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Kawasaki city, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2014, after it bumped into another train stopped at the station. A total of 19 passengers were injured in the accident. Tokyu suggested snow may have caused the accident.

Thunderstorm in Tokyo

Thunderstorm in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows passengers getting off a stranded train on Tokyu Corp.'s Toyoko Line in Kawasaki, just south of Tokyo, on July 23, 2013, after a heavy thunderstorm caused a power outage.

2 train lines connected in central Tokyo

2 train lines connected in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 16, 2013, shows Shibuya station in central Tokyo, one of the Japanese capital's busiest stations where numerous train lines meet. On March 16, the Tokyu Toyoko Line serving major residential and commercial areas in the southwest of the metropolis, and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, a subway line running beneath some of Tokyo's main commercial hubs, were connected through Shibuya station, allowing passengers to now travel between Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture and western regions of Saitama Prefecture without the need to transfer.

Train runs cut on blackout warning in Tokyo

Train runs cut on blackout warning in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in lines to board trains at Tokyu Toyoko Line's Shibuya Station on March 17, 2011, as the number of train services have been cut as part of electricity saving efforts to avoid massive power outages. Power demand in the region has increased due to cold temperatures amid substantial power shortages following a massive earthquake and tsunami which crippled some power plants.

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street Date: circa 1930s

Train runs cut on blackout warning in Tokyo

Train runs cut on blackout warning in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in lines to board trains at Tokyu Toyoko Line's Shibuya Station on March 17, 2011, as the number of train services have been cut as part of electricity saving efforts to avoid massive power outages. Power demand in the region has increased due to cold temperatures amid substantial power shortages following a massive earthquake and tsunami which crippled some power plants. (Kyodo)