Japan - July 2011

 

Riding the Local Train

Got into the first car, and this one had a glass divider that enabled me to watch the engineer. If I recall correctly, this was a train from Shinagawa to Kawasaki.

 

Watching the engineer

 

The engineer's watch has a special place in the console.

 

Green signal

 

After watching him for a while, figured out that he was calling the signals as we approached them

Nagoya Station

 

Class 700 and Nozomi 700

 

Class 700