11 articles
Riding the freight lines, branches and connecting curves that scheduled passenger trains never use. Getting aboard means a different trick each time — a regular service that happens to use the line, a seasonal express, a charter, or an open day.
Both the surveys of what exists and the records of actually riding them live here.
Apr 26, 2026
Riding the JR–Tobu Connecting Line at KurihashiSpacia Nikko 1
Nov 02, 2025
Riding the Akita Port Line Before It ClosesThe Last Cruise Train Experience
Apr 14, 2024
Riding Every Musashino Line Branch9 Lines Ranked by Difficulty
Nov 05, 2023
Riding the Shinkin Line and Mabashi Branch by Charter Train3rd Shinkin Line Passenger Service Prayer Train
Sep 24, 2023
Riding the Hoppo Freight Line and Kyoto Freight LineKiHa 189 Direct to the Kyoto Railway Museum
Sep 10, 2023
Riding the Kintetsu Yagi-Nishiguchi Connecting Line on the "Raku"Nabari Station New Sign Commemorative Tour
Aug 20, 2023
Riding All Three Kintetsu Connecting LinesShinnokuchi, Yagi-Nishiguchi, and Nakagawa
Aug 13, 2023
Mapping the Tokaido Main Line Branches and Freight LinesRiding the Tokaido Freight Line on Limited Express Shonan
Jul 23, 2023
Riding the Kita-Kogane Branch on a Special ExpressLimited Express "Koedo Kawagoe no Kaze"
Jul 16, 2023
Riding the Chichibu Railway Shortcut LinesCompleting Both in a Single Day
Jul 09, 2023
Riding the Odakyu–JR Gotemba Line ConnectionLimited Express Fujisan from Hadano to Matsuda
Riding the JR–Tobu Connecting Line at KurihashiSpacia Nikko 1
Nov 02, 2025
Riding the Akita Port Line Before It ClosesThe Last Cruise Train Experience
Apr 14, 2024
Riding Every Musashino Line Branch9 Lines Ranked by Difficulty
Nov 05, 2023
Riding the Shinkin Line and Mabashi Branch by Charter Train3rd Shinkin Line Passenger Service Prayer Train
Sep 24, 2023
Riding the Hoppo Freight Line and Kyoto Freight LineKiHa 189 Direct to the Kyoto Railway Museum
Sep 10, 2023
Riding the Kintetsu Yagi-Nishiguchi Connecting Line on the "Raku"Nabari Station New Sign Commemorative Tour
Aug 20, 2023
Riding All Three Kintetsu Connecting LinesShinnokuchi, Yagi-Nishiguchi, and Nakagawa
Aug 13, 2023
Mapping the Tokaido Main Line Branches and Freight LinesRiding the Tokaido Freight Line on Limited Express Shonan
Jul 23, 2023
Riding the Kita-Kogane Branch on a Special ExpressLimited Express "Koedo Kawagoe no Kaze"
Jul 16, 2023
Riding the Chichibu Railway Shortcut LinesCompleting Both in a Single Day
Jul 09, 2023
Riding the Odakyu–JR Gotemba Line ConnectionLimited Express Fujisan from Hadano to Matsuda