Japanese Freights 1

Here are some freight cars that were on a siding near Hatabu station, close to my house. This is unusual, as they don't tend to leave cars sitting around for any length of time...at least I seldom see them.

But this day I was biking to a store, taking the pedestrian underpass, and lo and behold, there was a freight train sitting there. Thinking of Lee, I stopped in the cold wind and took some shots.

I don't know the exact lengths of these cute little cars, but all of Japan's railroads are narrow gauge, so they are much smaller that US train cars. Note the container latching system...I've never seen a boxcar here. I guess with the size restrictions, they don't make much sense.











And an actual locomotive. Since most freights seem to run at night (passenger trains are nearly all stopped by midnight), you don't see these so much.



That's it for now.