【Rail Magazine】August 2016 Issue No. 395 ◎ Feature: The Allure of Passenger Trains The main feature of this book is the appeal of passenger trains. From old-style passenger cars to the luxurious sleeper cars of the cruise train "TRAIN SUITE Shiki-shima" E001 series, and the DF200 series that pulls "Seven Stars in Kyushu," as well as JR East's latest passenger car, the E26 series, the book delves into the timeless charm of passenger cars. The detailed introduction of passenger car operations of each JR company and rare passenger train routes across the country, as they were in 2016, is a highlight. In the middle section, there are records of the Shonan-colored 115 series and 113 series in Okayama, which pursued the oldest "yellow color" in active service, and an article introducing the unique work passenger car Oya 12 series belonging to the JR East Takasaki Vehicle Center and Takasaki Branch. Furthermore, "Twilight Zone SPECIAL," known for its high documentary value among railway magazines, features a highly rare article titled "Power Development Railway Group Around the Joganji River and Arimine." It explains, in a manner close to a first-time publication, the history and track remains of narrow-gauge (light railway) lines, such as the Electric Bureau Railway and Incline, and the Arimine Railway, which existed for dam construction during the era of the Toyama Prefectural Railway, the predecessor of the Toyama Chihou Railway from Sengaki to Tateyama, which even core fans rarely know about. The fact that numerous unexplored railway lines existed in this area, in addition to the Tateyama Sabo Railway, which is actively reported by current railway YouTubers, will be a surprise even for enthusiasts who are well-versed in the railway history of local Toyama and Hokuriku. The secret stories, known only to a few, such as the fact that Sengaki Station was once the terminal station with a vast yard connecting to the narrow-gauge railway, and that a dam construction railway extended from Hongu Station via an incline, are revealed through photographs and diagrams of the abandoned railway tracks, undoubtedly exciting fans of abandoned lines and railways. 2016 Neko Publishing A4 variant size, 162 pages #Other Railway Books Here #Other "Old Roads, Abandoned Roads, Severe Roads, Ruins" Related Items Here #Other "Light Railway Narrow Gauge Private Lines" Here #Other "Discontinued Private Railway Related Items" Here #RailMagazine #PassengerCars #PassengerTrains #TwilightZone #NarrowGauge #LightRailway #PowerDevelopment #Arimine #JoganjiRiver #ToyamaChihouRailway #ToyamaPrefecturalRailway #Sengaki #TateyamaSaboRailway #ElectricBureauRailway #Incline #ArimineRailway #115Series #ShonanColor #C58 #JREast #JRWest #JRKyushu