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In a flowerbed near.... ... where this picture was taken. Shinkansen bridge Looking the other way... High-speed railway. Regular trains run below.... ... the Shinkansen rails.... ... above. Covered from below as sound-proofing? High-speed railway. High-speed railway. #R0011425 #R0011462 #R0011465 #R0011468 #R0011581 Over 40 years ago... #R0011599 #R0011600 25,000 Volts! #R0011603 High-speed railway. High-speed railway. High-speed railway. New type of Shinkansen. New type of Shinkansen. New type of Shinkansen. New type of Shinkansen. New type of Shinkansen. It's a round world DYK. Warning sign with phone number. Near the tracks. Same bridge as in earlier photo. Same bridge as in earlier photo. Old Shinkansen... factory? Old Shinkansen... factory? Old Shinkansen... factory? Old Shinkansen... factory? #R0011812 Rusty rails.... Rusty rails.... Keep out! And we mean it! Rusty rails.... Rusty rails.... Rusty rails.... Leading to tunnel.... Leading to tunnel.... Old railyard building? Old Shinkansen... factory? Old Shinkansen... factory? Old Shinkansen... factory? Old Shinkansen... factory? One Afternoon... Near the tracks. Old Shinkansen building from a distance.

The Shinkansen (or "bullet" or super express train) is something that you generally associate with modern stations, modern trains, and views of the countryside whizzing by through clean windows next to comfortable seats, so it was interesting to walk around a bit by the tracks between stations and contemplate other aspects of the train system.  While I looked at the base of the 42-year-old elevated railway, it occurred to me for the first time that the line has been in operation long enough to actually be something old now!  This feeling was further strengthened by discovering a now disused large structure that was used either for maintenance and/or construction of the Shinkansen rail cars.  Most surprising of all, was the strange visage of old rusty rails with wooden ties leading away from this structure and into a tunnel.  Never before had I associated old rusty rails and wooden ties with the Shinkansen!  -  Copyright 2006 by Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon, Images Through Glass, Tokyo, Japan