JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a stopped Shinkansen bullet train in Saitama, between Ueno and Omiya stations on Jan. 17, 2011. All five lines of East Japan Railway Co.'s Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a failure in their control system on the day, affecting at least 53,000 people.

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people.

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people.

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JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a stopped Shinkansen bullet train in Saitama, between Ueno and Omiya stations on Jan. 17, 2011. All five lines of East Japan Railway Co.'s Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a failure in their control system on the day, affecting at least 53,000 people. (Kyodo)

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people. (Kyodo)

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people. (Kyodo)