ATTENTION PASSENGERS Today we will be looking at the Tadami Line, which winds through the mountainous back country of eastern Japanpic.twitter.com/ou2Yc1dka7
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You steam fans will be happy to know that JR East sometimes runs an old-fashioned train on this route...pic.twitter.com/8sHXtBS24m
...as is common on rural, low-frequency lines like this one.pic.twitter.com/vtcNh9V5ez
Another closed stop, Aizu-Kosugawa, and some pics of the stops at either end of the closed section, Tadami and Aizu-Kawaguchipic.twitter.com/pSdDGJoyhx
Heading east from Aizu-Kawaguchi, these are all active stations. So small!pic.twitter.com/4MiD1y5Dp1
Some have old designs, some are more modern...I love the one in the last pic here, just the stairs up to the platformpic.twitter.com/gUSGnra2Ck
The entire route--before the floods, of course--took four hours to traverse.pic.twitter.com/oQHUzc1VVp
The last few stops leading up to Aizu-Wakamatsu aren't *technically* on the Tadami Line, but are used by it anyway.pic.twitter.com/rrSR8CeNHS
Jumping back to the western portion of the route--this is Oshirakawa Station. If you can't tell, it rains (and snows) a lot here!pic.twitter.com/uuuoTmWtXB
Continuing west, approaching the Joetsu Main Line.pic.twitter.com/3yyfkHxB89
The last four stops, including Koide, where the Tadami Line meets the Joetsu Main Line.pic.twitter.com/8s3cEn2mUi
"Lock away the memories of this beauty into the reaches of your mind for safe keeping."pic.twitter.com/2LgjbVgH6m
The quote (and gif, and this pic) is from a tourism blog promoting the area: http://cometojapankuru.blogspot.com/2016/03/experience-superb-view-of-japan-on-most.html …pic.twitter.com/HRIS74wCCX
#TrainTwitter thanks you for exploring the Tadami Line today--we hope you'll ride with us again soon!pic.twitter.com/2yMSf86hzY
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