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Stranded train recovered in tsunami-hit Miyagi

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A train car is lifted by crane in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2011, to be loaded onto a trailer. East Japan Railway Co. began work the same day to recover a four-car train, which has been stranded there for nearly nine months since the March earthquake and tsunami, which heavily damaged the rail track and other facilities of the JR Senseki Line connecting Sendai with Ishinomaki.

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11 injured as train derails in Wakayama Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Workers are trying to restore a derailed four-car train on the JR Kisei Line in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture. The train was derailed June 2 after running over logs scattered on the track. Eleven passengers were injured.

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(4)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - A four-car train on the JR Ishinomaki Line is partially derailed in the town of Kanan, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after a major quake jolted the region at 7:13 a.m. following one earlier in the day.

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Old loco marks centennial of author's birth

YUZAWA, Japan - An old-fashioned locomotive stands stationary Aug. 21 at Tsuchitaru railway station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The loco leads a four-car train, the Komako, which is named after a geisha heroine in ''Yukiguni'' (Snow Country), authored by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). The train, whose operation marks the 100th anniversary of Kawabata's birth, shuttles between Yuzawa and Minakami in neighboring Gunma Prefecture.

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Old loco marks centennial of author's birth

YUZAWA, Japan - An old-fashioned locomotive stands stationary Aug. 21 at Tsuchitaru railway station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The loco leads a four-car train, the Komako, which is named after a geisha heroine in ''Yukiguni'' (Snow Country), authored by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). The train, whose operation marks the 100th anniversary of Kawabata's birth, shuttles between Yuzawa and Minakami in neighboring Gunma Prefecture.

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Stranded train recovered in tsunami-hit Miyagi

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A train car is lifted by crane in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2011, to be loaded onto a trailer. East Japan Railway Co. began work the same day to recover a four-car train, which has been stranded there for nearly nine months since the March earthquake and tsunami, which heavily damaged the rail track and other facilities of the JR Senseki Line connecting Sendai with Ishinomaki. (Kyodo)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Four cars burn down in crash, Czech motorway to reopen in morning

Clearing the consequences of a traffic accident on the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019. Four car burnt down, one person burnt to death, two people suffered rather serious injuries and eight people suffered light injuries. Five cars and a tank truck crashed on the 49th kilometre of the motorway. Firefighters, rescuers and police officers keep working on the scene of the accident, which occurred before 19:30 on Sunday, October 13. The motorway is likely to be closed until early morning. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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Car pileup in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2018 shows the scene of a four-car pileup that occurred in the northeastern Japan city earlier in the day, leaving three people dead and five others injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train stranded by heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2018, from a Kyodo News plane shows a four-car train on East Japan Railway Co.'s Shinetsu Line that was stranded between stations in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, by heavy snowfall the night before, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck on the train overnight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train stranded by heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2018, from a Kyodo News plane shows a four-car train on East Japan Railway Co.'s Shinetsu Line that was stranded between stations in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, by heavy snowfall the night before, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck on the train overnight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train stranded by heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2018, from a Kyodo News plane shows a four-car train on East Japan Railway Co.'s Shinetsu Line that was stranded between stations in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, by heavy snowfall the night before, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck on the train overnight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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11 injured as train derails in Wakayama Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Workers are trying to restore a derailed four-car train on the JR Kisei Line in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture. The train was derailed June 2 after running over logs scattered on the track. Eleven passengers were injured. (Kyodo)