Recycled book from the library. [Contents] Feature: Hope for Regional Railways Geibi Line: As many mountains and rivers pass... The Ki-tsugi Line and Geibi Line: The Desolate Present of Reiwa  Takeyuki Tsuchiya (6-15) ▽ Since its launch in 1987, JR West Japan viewed many sparsely populated lines in the Chugoku region as a burden. However, with the subsequent extreme depopulation, the decline in the number of high school students commuting due to the declining birthrate, and the decline of local industries, only headwinds have blown for the railway, and the moment of impending crisis is approaching. Following the completely abolished Sanko Line in 2018, we have witnessed the "reality" of the sparsely populated sections of the Ki-tsugi Line and Geibi Line. [Photo: Daisuke Yamashita] Finding Light in the Crisis of the Omi Railway's Abandonment Knowing the Determination of the Omi Railway and the Surrounding Area  Takashi Tsurudori (16-25) ▽ The Omi Railway is a local private railway with three lines mainly in the plains east of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. It has connected with JR at four stations and has been a means of transportation for the local area, but due to the decrease in usage, it has reached a crisis of survival and continues to operate with the support of the local community through separation of operations. Six months after the new system was established, we enjoyed the lines again and heard about the current situation and future prospects.  [Photo: Atsushi Kubota] Abandoned Lines 41 Years Since the Abolition of Specified Local Transportation Lines Is the "Abolition" Era Starting Again? Masa-kazu Iwanari (26-41) Knowing and Riding the Third-Sector Railways 5 Lines Easily Accessible from Tokyo  Kenji Minami [Photo: Miki Yamai] The Response of JNR Specified Local Transportation Lines and the Subsequent Bus Conversions Fumihiko Suzuki Entering the Third Year Since the Disaster Seeing the Bus Replacement on the Yonesaka Line Motohide Takeda [Photo: Daisuke Yamashita] The Revision of the Regional Public Transportation Law and the Future of Local Railway Lines Nobuyuki Sato The Vanishing Electric Motor Chopper Cars Togo Shibata (70-83) Kintetsu's New General-Purpose Vehicle in 24 Years: 8A Series Begins Commercial Operation The US Presidential Election and Railway History Akihiko Reizei Presenting "Rediscovering Japan" to the Baby Boomer Generation Walking Through Historic Townscapes 51st Izumo Kaido Tsuyama: The Townscapes of Joto and Josei Junichi Komeyama Testimony of Wooden Station Buildings 102nd Station: Senba Station (Nagano Prefecture, Chuo Main Line) Tetsuya Shiono [Economic & Business Topics] The Future and Reality Seen at the International Railway Exhibition "InnoTrans" Naoki Osaka Prague European Railway Communication 2024/12 Vienna, the Capital of Austria (Subway Edition) Tomoyuki Hashizume ◇RAILWAY TOPICS◇ ■Tokaido Shinkansen Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Departure Ceremonies at 4 Stations ■Muroran Station Becomes Unmanned: Inevitable with 600 Passengers a Day Others