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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines arrives at JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital after making its final run on Jan. 29, 2025, as train enthusiasts wait to take photos of the train. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027. (Kyodo)

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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines arrives at JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital after making its final run on Jan. 29, 2025, as train enthusiasts wait to take photos of the train. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines makes its final run in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on January 29, 2025, with Mt. Fuji in the background and train enthusiasts taking pictures of the train. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

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[Breaking News]"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train

OGAKI, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - A "Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train runs in Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 19, 2024, with train enthusiasts taking photos of the train, due to be retired in January, from a sunflower field. (Kyodo)

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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train

A "Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train runs in Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 19, 2024, with train enthusiasts taking photos of the train, due to be retired in January, from a sunflower field.

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"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train

A "Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train runs in Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 19, 2024, with train enthusiasts taking photos of the train, due to be retired in January, from a sunflower field.

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Ski enthusiasts take special train to winter resorts in Xinjiang, China

STORY: Ski enthusiasts take special train to winter resorts in Xinjiang, China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of trains 2. various of ski enthusiasts 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Passenger STORYLINE: Ski resorts in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have become popular destinations for ski enthusiasts to ring in the New Year. Many of them chose to take a special train for tourists looking for winter fun in Altay. The train runs daily between the regional capital Urumqi and Fuyun County. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Passenger "It's a great way to take a vacation and go skiing." According to local railway authorities, the special train has delivered nearly 400,000 passengers one year into its operation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-TRAIN EXPO

(231106) -- VANCOUVER, Nov. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Model train enthusiasts view different model trains at the annual train expo in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Indonesia unveils Jakarta-Bandung HSR EMU educational, cultural exchange base

STORY: Indonesia unveils Jakarta-Bandung HSR EMU educational, cultural exchange base DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of high-speed train 2. various of the ceremony 3. various of high-speed train 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Indonesian): RUSDIANTO, Member of Rail Fans Indonesia Community 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Indonesian): HERMANTO DWIATMOKO, Chair of Railway Society 6. various of high-speed train STORYLINE: The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base, along with the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event, was held in Indonesia's Bandung on Saturday. Nearly 500 people, including railway enthusiasts and students from across Indonesia, attended the event, which was the first occasion for Indonesian people to step inside the train maintenance facility of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR and observe the EMUs up close. "It's my first time stepping inside a Jakarta-Bandung HSR EM

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-EDUCATIONAL BASE-OPEN DAY

(230910) -- BANDUNG, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for photos with Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Electrical Multiple Units and a comprehensive inspection train in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base, along with the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event, was held in Indonesia's Bandung on Saturday. Nearly 500 people, including railway enthusiasts and students from across Indonesia, attended the event, which was the first occasion for Indonesian people to step inside the train maintenance facility of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR and observe the EMUs up close. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-EDUCATIONAL BASE-OPEN DAY

(230910) -- BANDUNG, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi speaks during the opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base and the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base, along with the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event, was held in Indonesia's Bandung on Saturday. Nearly 500 people, including railway enthusiasts and students from across Indonesia, attended the event, which was the first occasion for Indonesian people to step inside the train maintenance facility of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR and observe the EMUs up close. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-EDUCATIONAL BASE-OPEN DAY

(230910) -- BANDUNG, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members welcome guests who are about to board a train of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway to go to Bandung in Halim Station, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base, along with the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event, was held in Indonesia's Bandung on Saturday. Nearly 500 people, including railway enthusiasts and students from across Indonesia, attended the event, which was the first occasion for Indonesian people to step inside the train maintenance facility of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR and observe the EMUs up close. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-EDUCATIONAL BASE-OPEN DAY

(230910) -- BANDUNG, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A journalist takes photos for train models at the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Electric Multiple Unit Educational and Cultural Exchange Base in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base, along with the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event, was held in Indonesia's Bandung on Saturday. Nearly 500 people, including railway enthusiasts and students from across Indonesia, attended the event, which was the first occasion for Indonesian people to step inside the train maintenance facility of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR and observe the EMUs up close. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Tourists take ice-and-snow tourism train to skiing resorts in Xinjiang

STORY: Tourists take ice-and-snow tourism train to skiing resorts in Xinjiang DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (Chinese): HAO YU, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Tourists STORYLINE: During the Spring Festival holiday, tourists have swarmed to skiing resorts in China's Xinjiang by an ice-and-snow tourism train. STANDUP (Chinese): HAO YU, Xinhua correspondent "The Xinjiang railway department told me that many ski enthusiasts across the country had come to Xinjiang to ski and spend the Spring Festival here. Especially after an ice-and-snow tourism train was launched last month, tourists keep swarming onto the train. I booked tickets three days in advance, and only got an upper bunk. It's really a hit. At 11:20 pm, I will take this train and meet up with those ski enthusiasts." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Tourists "Where are you from? I'm from Beijing. Work in Beijing? I study in Beijing. I'm from Shenzhen City. I'm from Dalian

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Sheep-faced kites made before Year of Sheep in 2015

SAPPORO, Japan - Mitsuo Tanaka in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido is busy producing sheep-faced kites on Dec. 16, 2014, before the start of 2015, the Year of the Sheep under the Chinese zodiac calendar. Heading a group of kite enthusiasts, Tanaka plans to fly a 100-meter kite train at the turn of the year.

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Retiring sleeper train draws flocks of fans

TSURUGA, Japan - Railway enthusiasts watch a locomotive changed for the sleeper train Twilight Express, set to retire in spring 2015, at JR Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014.

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100-year-old locomotive to be preserved in Oita town

FUKUOKA, Japan - An about 100-year-old steam locomotive is pictured on April 8, 2014, in Shime Town in Fukuoka Prefecture. The train was going to be scrapped but Kusu Town in Oita Prefecture decided to preserve the train after train enthusiasts across Japan asked the town to save it.

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Farewell journey of Noto express

TOKYO, Japan - The Noto express departs JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on its final overnight run to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2010, seen off by train enthusiasts crowding the platform. The Noto entered service in the 1950s.

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Farewell journey of Hokuriku express

TOKYO, Japan - The Hokuriku express is set to leave JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on its final overnight run to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2010, as train enthusiasts crowd the platform. The Hokuriku entered service in the 1950s.

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Thousands cheer as 'blue trains' start last runs at JR stations

TOKYO, Japan - Train enthusiasts crowd onto a platform at JR Tokyo Station on March 13 before the Fuji-Hayabusa ''blue train'' departs for its last overnight run to the Kyushu region. The express train will be retired from service the next day after more than half a century.

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Thousands cheer as 'blue trains' start last runs at JR stations

TOKYO, Japan - The Fuji-Hayabusa ''blue train'' is seen off by train enthusiasts at JR Tokyo Station on the evening of March 13 as it commences its last overnight run to the Kyushu region. The express train will be retired from service the next day after more than half a century.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-QITAIHE-WINTER SPORTS-"CHAMPION CITY"-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220113) -- HARBIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2022 shows enthusiasts skating on an ice rink in Qitaihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. To date, six of China's 13 Winter Olympic gold medals have been claimed by athletes trained in Qitaihe City. The city has been stepping up efforts to train winter sports talents in recent years by building schools that teach short track speed skating, setting up training base for provincial sports team, as well as holding ice and snow sports events. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-QITAIHE-WINTER SPORTS-"CHAMPION CITY"-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220113) -- HARBIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2022 shows enthusiasts skating on an ice rink in Qitaihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. To date, six of China's 13 Winter Olympic gold medals have been claimed by athletes trained in Qitaihe City. The city has been stepping up efforts to train winter sports talents in recent years by building schools that teach short track speed skating, setting up training base for provincial sports team, as well as holding ice and snow sports events. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-QITAIHE-WINTER SPORTS-"CHAMPION CITY"-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220113) -- HARBIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2022 shows enthusiasts skating on an ice rink in Qitaihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. To date, six of China's 13 Winter Olympic gold medals have been claimed by athletes trained in Qitaihe City. The city has been stepping up efforts to train winter sports talents in recent years by building schools that teach short track speed skating, setting up training base for provincial sports team, as well as holding ice and snow sports events. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-QITAIHE-WINTER SPORTS-"CHAMPION CITY"-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220113) -- HARBIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2022 shows enthusiasts skating on an ice rink in Qitaihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. To date, six of China's 13 Winter Olympic gold medals have been claimed by athletes trained in Qitaihe City. The city has been stepping up efforts to train winter sports talents in recent years by building schools that teach short track speed skating, setting up training base for provincial sports team, as well as holding ice and snow sports events. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-QITAIHE-WINTER SPORTS-"CHAMPION CITY"-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220113) -- HARBIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2022 shows enthusiasts skating on an ice rink in Qitaihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. To date, six of China's 13 Winter Olympic gold medals have been claimed by athletes trained in Qitaihe City. The city has been stepping up efforts to train winter sports talents in recent years by building schools that teach short track speed skating, setting up training base for provincial sports team, as well as holding ice and snow sports events. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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Hokkaido Shinkansen Line opens for travel

Train enthusiasts snap pictures of the first shinkansen bullet train from Hokkaido after its arrival at JR Tokyo Station at 11:17 a.m. on March 26, 2016, the opening day of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line directly linking Japan's northernmost island Hokkaido with the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Blue train" ends last run in Japan after nearly 60 yrs of service

The "Hokutosei" express arrives at Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2015 to the cheers of some 2,500 train enthusiasts and onlookers, after leaving Sapporo Station in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, the previous day. Japan's last "blue train" long-distance sleeper train in service completed its final run nearly 60 years after its debut in 1958. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Blue train" ends last run in Japan after nearly 60 yrs of service

The "Hokutosei" express arrives at Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2015 to the cheers of some 2,500 train enthusiasts and onlookers, after leaving Sapporo Station in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, the previous day. Japan's last "blue train" long-distance sleeper train in service completed its final run nearly 60 years after its debut in 1958. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Blue train" ends last run in Japan after nearly 60 yrs of service

The "Hokutosei" express arrives at Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2015 to the cheers of some 2,500 train enthusiasts and onlookers, after leaving Sapporo Station in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, the previous day. Japan's last "blue train" long-distance sleeper train in service completed its final run nearly 60 years after its debut in 1958. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Private library in Osaka attracts train lovers

The building housing the privately owned "Tetsudo Toshokan," meaning railway library, is seen from a platform at Noda Station on West Japan Railway Co.'s Osaka Loop Line in western Japan on April 29, 2015. The library attracts travel lovers, elderly people who love nostalgia, and train enthusiasts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Railway enthusiasts journey to Japan to travel on minor train lines

Peter Dibben, a member of the Japanese Railway Society based in Britain, refers to a map of Japanese railway networks in an interview with Kyodo News on April 19, 2017. He organizes trips to explore minor railways in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thousands cheer as 'blue trains' start last runs at JR stations

TOKYO, Japan - Train enthusiasts crowd onto a platform at JR Tokyo Station on March 13 before the Fuji-Hayabusa ''blue train'' departs for its last overnight run to the Kyushu region. The express train will be retired from service the next day after more than half a century. (Kyodo)

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Thousands cheer as 'blue trains' start last runs at JR stations

TOKYO, Japan - The Fuji-Hayabusa ''blue train'' is seen off by train enthusiasts at JR Tokyo Station on the evening of March 13 as it commences its last overnight run to the Kyushu region. The express train will be retired from service the next day after more than half a century. (Kyodo)

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Farewell journey of Hokuriku express

TOKYO, Japan - The Hokuriku express is set to leave JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on its final overnight run to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2010, as train enthusiasts crowd the platform. The Hokuriku entered service in the 1950s. (Kyodo)

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Farewell journey of Noto express

TOKYO, Japan - The Noto express departs JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on its final overnight run to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2010, seen off by train enthusiasts crowding the platform. The Noto entered service in the 1950s. (Kyodo)

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Retiring sleeper train draws flocks of fans

TSURUGA, Japan - Railway enthusiasts watch a locomotive changed for the sleeper train Twilight Express, set to retire in spring 2015, at JR Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Special trains to Elvis festival in Australia

Fans of Elvis Presley pose for photos in front of a special "Elvis Express" train at Sydney's Central Station on Jan. 10, 2018. Two special trains will carry Elvis enthusiasts to Parkes, a small town about 350 kilometers west of Sydney, where an annual festival celebrates the birthday of the "king of rock 'n' roll." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special trains to Elvis festival in Australia

Fans of Elvis Presley pose for photos in front of a special "Elvis Express" train at Sydney's Central Station on Jan. 10, 2018. Two special trains will carry Elvis enthusiasts to Parkes, a small town about 350 kilometers west of Sydney, where an annual festival celebrates the birthday of the "king of rock 'n' roll." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special trains to Elvis festival in Australia

Fans of Elvis Presley pose for photos in front of a special "Elvis Express" train at Sydney's Central Station on Jan. 10, 2018. Two special trains will carry Elvis enthusiasts to Parkes, a small town about 350 kilometers west of Sydney, where an annual festival celebrates the birthday of the "king of rock 'n' roll." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East retires aging 115-series train

Railway enthusiasts take photos of a retiring 115-series train, nicknamed the "pumpkin train" for its green and orange livery, at Takasaki Station in Gunma Prefecture on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Tokai's shinkansen polishing robot shows it is ready to shine

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils a new robot, tasked with the job of using its multiple brush-tipped arms to polish the distinctively shaped nose of shinkansen bullet trains, at the company's Hamamatsu plant in Shizuoka Prefecture during an event for train enthusiasts on July 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo