Above: A then brand new JR East E353 series train set (S108) parked alongside the very first JR East E257 series train set (M101), both heading southbound on the Chuo Main Line @ Shinjuku Station in 2018.
I wonder who would win? They both have a top speed of 130kph.
Picture taken by me in 2018. Part of my Random Photo series of posts.
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Stations
Rolling Stock
- JR East E653-1000 Series “Inaho” Limited Express Liner
- JR East E5 Series “Hayabusa” Shinkansen
- Tobu 8000 Series
- JNR 183/189/381 Series Limited Express
- JR East 253-1000 Series Express Train
- Toei 6000 Series Streetcar
- JR E351 “Azusa” Express Liner
- JR East 185 Series Limited Express Liner
- Sotetsu 20000 Series
- JNR 9600 Class Steam Locomotive
Individual & Unique Trains
- Joyful Train “Resort Yamadori” (repurposed JNR 485 Series)
- Izukyu 2100 Series “The Black Ship Train (Kurofune)” Resort Liner
- JR East E491 “East iE” Track Inspector
- Tobu 100 Series “Spacia” Strawberry Edition
Random Photos
Train Lines
lol “YOUR COMMUTER PASS HAS EXPIRED!”
The reason why the E353s have such a big nose is because, like the E259s on the Narita Express, they have double doors that open up to reveal a gangway. The way the doors open is very robotic.