Last night I learned that JR East manufactures standard-gauge EMUs for the Yamagata portion of the Ou Main Line
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Replying to @380kmh
Can you tell which is which? Interiors look the same too:pic.twitter.com/vIQUKvMbik
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This is HUGE. It means that any narrow-guage train design in Japan can probably be retooled for American tracks!
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(side note, question: Japan runs standard and narrow gauge even for regular trains? If true, did not know that)
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Replying to @sforrest
JR local networks are exclusively narrow gauge except that one line, but subways and private railways are often standard
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