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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 7

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 6

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 5

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 4

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 2

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 3

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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France: Passengers Walk On Tracks After Power Outage Stalls Train Service In Paris

Train service was disrupted on Monday, March 18 in Paris due to a power outage. Passengers stuck nearly for two hours on a train near Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station had to exit the cars and walk on tracks to the station.

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Power outage halts bullet trains in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 23, 2024, shows passengers walking alongside the railroad after getting off a shinkansen bullet train that stopped on the tracks in Saitama, near Tokyo, due to a power outage.

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At least 21 dead after bus falls from overpass in Venice, Italy

STORY: At least 21 dead after bus falls from overpass in Venice, Italy DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: At least 21 people were dead Tuesday after a bus fell from an overpass near the Italian canal city of Venice and then caught fire after falling onto train tracks, local media reported. Reports varied widely on the number of the injured, with estimates ranging between 12 and 40 people hurt. Among them, at least two were in critical condition and multiple others were seriously injured. Additionally, "several" others were reported as missing. The death toll could still rise as the injured are treated in area hospitals, reports said. Local media reported that a bus at or near capacity broke through the fence on the Vempa overpass in the Mestre area of Venice, falling around 10 meters into an empty area near some railroad tracks. The bus reportedly burst into flames on impact. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

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Japanese among Ig Nobel winners

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Toshiyuki Nakagaki (C), professor at Future University Hakodate, jointly receives the Ig Nobel Prize at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The professor, along with Atsushi Tero, researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and Ryo Kobayashi, professor at Hiroshima University, and two British scholars, won the prize for using slime molds to determine optimal routes for railroad tracks.

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Japanese among Ig Nobel winners

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Toshiyuki Nakagaki, professor at Future University Hakodate, waves from the podium after jointly receiving the Ig Nobel Prize at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The professor, along with Atsushi Tero, researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and Ryo Kobayashi, professor at Hiroshima University, and two British scholars, won the prize for using slime molds for determining optimal routes for railroad tracks.

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Japanese among Ig Nobel winners

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Toshiyuki Nakagaki (L), professor at Future University Hakodate, jointly receives the Ig Nobel Prize at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The professor, along with Atsushi Tero, researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and Ryo Kobayashi, professor at Hiroshima University, and two British scholars, won the prize for using slime molds to determine optimal routes for railroad tracks.

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Redevelopment of the area around Shibuya Station (Miyashita Park)

Miyashita Park (on the right side of the railroad tracks) under construction, October 24, 2019, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Redevelopment of the area around Shibuya Station (Miyashita Park)

Miyashita Park (on the right side of the railroad tracks) under construction, October 24, 2019, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Redevelopment of the area around Shibuya Station (Miyashita Park)

Miyashita Park (on the right side of the railroad tracks) under construction, October 24, 2019, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Bad Day At Black Rock film (1955)

Spencer Tracy Characters: John J. Macreedy Film: Bad Day At Black Rock (USA 1955) Director: John Sturges 07 January 1955 Stadt in Angst (Bad Day At Black Rock, USA 1954, Regie: John Sturges) Spencer Tracy / Mann auf Bahngleisen in einsamer Landschaft, Anzug, Hut Date: 07-Jan-55

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Diplomatic Courier film (1952)

Tyrone Power & Hildegard Knef Characters: Mike Kells & Janine Betki (as Hildegarde Neff) Film: Diplomatic Courier (USA 1952) Director: Henry Hathaway 13 June 1952 Kurier nach Triest (Diplomatic Courier, USA 1952, Regie: Henry Hathaway) Tyrone Power, Hildegard Knef / Mann, Frau, verstecken sich unter Zug, Schienen Date: 13-Jun-52

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Feature on 47.7 Torrential Rain

The village of Houkisawa in the upper reaches of the Sakawa River in Kanagawa Prefecture was swept away and buried, and is in a state of destruction. 　 Falling water, muddy stream, tunnel entrance where railroad tracks were washed away, upstream tribe of damaged river, testimony of villagers, tribe buried in stones An aerial view of a destroyed tribe in a 　mountainous area (Aichi Prefecture) A car passing through flowing water People carrying dead bodies A victim watching the rain continue to fall Minister of Construction Kimura visiting the site Waves crashing against the breakwater, *Filming date unknown, Release date: July 21, 1972,

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Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

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Man nabbed after suspected arson attacks along railroad tracks

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2015, shows Izaya Noda, a 42-year-old self-described musician, transferred to a Tokyo police station following his arrest over alleged involvement in a small fire at a Tokyo railway facility. A series of suspected arson attacks occurred along railroad tracks in Tokyo between August and September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man nabbed after suspected arson attacks along railroad tracks

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2015, shows Izaya Noda, a 42-year-old self-described musician, transferred to a Tokyo police station following his arrest over alleged involvement in a small fire at a Tokyo railway facility. A series of suspected arson attacks occurred along railroad tracks in Tokyo between August and September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese among Ig Nobel winners

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Toshiyuki Nakagaki (C), professor at Future University Hakodate, jointly receives the Ig Nobel Prize at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The professor, along with Atsushi Tero, researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and Ryo Kobayashi, professor at Hiroshima University, and two British scholars, won the prize for using slime molds to determine optimal routes for railroad tracks. (Kyodo)

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Women gazing at the town from Mt. Takashima,Yokohama

Mt. Takashima was named after Takashima Kaemon, who had been contracted to reclaim the land from the sea for train tracks and who built a villa on the hill (present-day Takashima-dai) looking down on the railroad. The villa was completed in the 1880s, and its garden, which commanded a panoramic view of the city, was opened to the public.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐41‐0]

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The Katsura River

Hozugawa Valley looking upstream. The topography suggests that this was taken from the valley at the west entrance of Asahi Tunnel on the former Japan National Railroad San'in Line, facing northwest. Mt. Ushimatsu is visible in the centre. Since no railroad tracks are visible, the photograph was probably taken before the opening of Sagano-Sonobe Line of Kyoto Railway in August 1899. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number68‐13‐0]

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Suma coast

Eastern view from what is now Sumaura Park. This scenic area is famous as the site of a decisive battle between the Genji and Heike clans in 1184. Since the Sanyo Railway Company's Hyogo-Himeji Line opened in December 1888, this photograph was probably taken between 1890 and 1910. The former Saigoku Kaido Highway (present-day National Route #2) stretches along the other side of the railroad tracks.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐24‐0]

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Tracks near Kobe Station

The eastern side of Kobe Station where the Aijyo Bridge was located. Japanese residences outside of the settlement can be seen. Railroad lights of the time can be seen. A picture of Kobe in the mid-Meiji era, it is the same as the picture numbered 23-14.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number23‐16‐0]

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Tracks near Kobe Station

The eastern side of Kobe Station where the Aijo Bridge was located. Japanese residences outside of the settlement can be seen. Railroad lights of the time are seen in the picture. A picture of Kobe in the mid-Meiji era,it is the same as the picture numbered 23-16.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number23‐14‐0]

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Japanese among Ig Nobel winners

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Toshiyuki Nakagaki, professor at Future University Hakodate, waves from the podium after jointly receiving the Ig Nobel Prize at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The professor, along with Atsushi Tero, researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and Ryo Kobayashi, professor at Hiroshima University, and two British scholars, won the prize for using slime molds for determining optimal routes for railroad tracks. (Kyodo)

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Japanese among Ig Nobel winners

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Toshiyuki Nakagaki (L), professor at Future University Hakodate, jointly receives the Ig Nobel Prize at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The professor, along with Atsushi Tero, researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and Ryo Kobayashi, professor at Hiroshima University, and two British scholars, won the prize for using slime molds to determine optimal routes for railroad tracks. (Kyodo)

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Replacing disaster-hit railway track in Iwate Pref.

NODA, Japan - Workers on Feb. 1, 2012, lay new railroad tracks in the village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, that was damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as replacement work began the same day. Sanriku Railway Co. aims at fully resuming its services in April 2014. (Kyodo)

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railway, railroad tracks, track, wooden railroad ties

Railroad tracks in the Prokop Valley, Prague, Czech Republic, on April 25, 2009. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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railway, railroad tracks, track, wooden railroad ties

Railroad tracks in the Prokop Valley, Prague, Czech Republic, on April 25, 2009. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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railway, railroad tracks, track, wooden railroad ties

Railroad tracks in the Prokop Valley, Prague, Czech Republic, on April 25, 2009. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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railway, railroad tracks, track, wooden railroad ties

Railroad tracks in the Prokop Valley, Prague, Czech Republic, on April 25, 2009. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Japan group to build 50% of Taiwan bullet train track

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. shows a model of a train that will run on a bullet train system in Taiwan. A seven-company consortium including Mitsubishi signed a contract with Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. in Tokyo on July 23 to lay the southern section of railroad tracks for the train system that will run for 345 kilometers from Taipei to Kaohsiung in one and a half hours.