The ceremony was held at Shinbashi Station in Tokyo because the first steam locomotive left what is now that station bound for Yokohama 29 kilometers away on Oct. 14, 1872. The special train ...

From the Tokaido Shinkansen Line to the Grand Canyon Railway, these eight train rides are especially scenic in spring.

So, Turner, who lives in Tokyo's Ota Ward ... the coastal area by the Sea of Japan,” he said. “A steam locomotive at the Oigawa Railway (in Shizuoka Prefecture) is great, while the Iida ...