By RYUTARO ABE, Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun; March 4, 2019 MIYAZU, Kyoto Prefecture–A railway here once on the verge…
From Nippon.com; February 15, 2019 Railway passengers endure stifling trains and other miseries on their crowded commutes, but the behavior…
By Tatsuya Watanabe and Yomiuri Shimbun, Staff Writers, The Japan News; February 2, 2019 Events to enjoy oden, a Japanese…
By Caitlin Clark, The Eagle; December 16, 2018 After a year filled with public hearings, partnership announcements and meetings with…
By Geoffrey Morrison, C/Net; December 9, 2018 Compared to other wealthy nations, passenger trains in the US seem to lag…
Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…
By MASASHI ISAWA, Nikkei staff writer, Nikkei Asian Review; October 31, 2018 TOKYO — Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to restructure rolling-stock operations…
By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 30, 2018 This month, Germany inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell powered train. France’s TGV…
Lawmakers not throwing in the towel on FAA By BRIANNA GURCIULLO, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politco Morning Transportation; September…
By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; September 10, 2018 Japanese railroad officials earlier this year apologized for a huge mistake: One…
From The Mainichi; August 4, 2018 CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) — A small Japanese railway company in Choshi, near Tokyo, has…
By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times; July 29, 2018 When California voters approved construction of a bullet train in 2008,…
By KYODO NEWS, Bangkok Post; July 20, 2018 TOKYO: The Transport Ministry said on Friday that passengers will be prohibited…
By AYATERU HOSOZAWA, Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun; July 4, 2018 Security cameras will be installed in East Japan Railway…
By AYATERU HOSOZAWA, Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun; June 30,2018 Central Japan Railway Co. said it will equip all its…
From Japan Today; May 30, 2018 TOKYO – “I often see foreign tourists with bewildered expressions while standing in front…
By The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan News; May 28, 2018 Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, has…
From South China Morning Post; May 24, 2018 Central Japan Railway Co. said Thursday it fired a male employee who…
From nippon.com; May 25, 2018 The Tōkaidō Shinkansen—a 552.6-kilometer train line that links Tokyo and Shin-Osaka Stations—debuted in 1964, just…
By Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest; May 15, 2018 Some trips involve a good deal of advance planning. A trip on…
By Alexandra Ma, Business Insider; May 15, 2018 A Japanese railway company has issued an official apology after one of…
By Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post; May 14, 2018 Issei Izawa only started university in April, but he already…
By Joe Baker, Railway Technology; April 3, 2018 The first-ever government study into rush hour train delays for services in…
From THE ASAHI SHIMBUN; April 1, 2018 GOTSU, Shimane Prefecture–Thousands of train buffs and one wild boar caused chaos on…
From The Japan Times; January 29, 2018 Tokyo Metro Co. has started playing classical and “healing” background music inside some…