“The new Shinkansen-based offering will help to mitigate the problem,” said Takako Tsutsumiguchi, manager of JR East’s marketing headquarters. JR East first delivered goods aboard the ...

Japanese rail operator JR East is considering adding add freight cars to its Shinkansen trains, and may develop entire ...

Two carriages of the Tohoku Shinkansen uncoupled causing the bullet train to stop between stations at around 8:07 a.m. on Sept. 19 before resuming operation at around 1:12 p.m., East Japan Railway ...

The mountainous countryside makes for steep gradients and lots of curves. The Shinkansen trains are so fast that booming in and out of tunnels can create serious turbulence. Running through some ...

JR East says the power outage was caused by the failure of an electrical cable above the Shinkansen track in Saitama City near Tokyo at around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Four bullet trains ground to a halt ...