JR北海道エクスプレス This train will NOT be stopping

A collage of express runs through Shiroishi and Kaminopporo near Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

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• train
• railroad
• railway
• JR北海道
• エクスプレス
• トワイライトエクスプレス
• Twilight
• Express

[Amtrak1194]

isn't the track gauge in Japan 3 ft 6 inches?

[Rocketboy1950]

@Amtrak1194 The bulk of it is 3'6". The high speed is all standard gauge. There are numerous railway companies in Japan and quite a variety of gauges in use. As a for instance the Sangi RR runs electric EMU trains on one line on 2'6".

[Liamted2000]

is that the chitose line

[Rocketboy1950]

@Liamted2000 It is.

[amateriat]

I suppose one needs to be "into" the rail thing, but I found this more than a little interesting (the above-average cam work helped, as well as my unfamiliarity with Japanese rail beyond the obvious Bullet Train stuff). Double points for whoever withstood the snowy cold to shot this. (Ask me why I know how hard this is...)

[Rocketboy1950]

@amateriat I shot it, love the snow scene and going to Japan. Now tell me about your experiences in the snow, I'm curious.

[juniornutshell]

I spent 4 minutes watching this, and I dont know why. Still... I found it enjoyable.

[empiler1]

Lucky it didn't hit that pole at 2:34! Skillful driver hehe.

[toyboysx]

THANK

[LilJim2031]

@empiler1 How is that skillfull? You cannot steer a train :o.

[weeardguy]

@Rocketboy1950 Here in the Netherlands they are planning to do 160 km/h on main routes, but to my opinion the railnetwork of my country is just too dense for that.

They are talking about it for a long time already, but PT-business takes a very long time in most cases: always costs more than the initial budget, and the time a project had to be finished is always delayed by about 40 to 100 % of the initial time ;)

[dheerajrao]

Nice collection! That weird-looking train at 3:08 is a DMU? :O 

[jeffdarga100]

really great video. thanks.