I’m Japanese. Yes, our freight trains are short. But these have more power than locomotive in US. Now in japan the most powerful locomotive is EF200. This locomotive has 8152 horsepower. (Most powerful locomotive in US is GE AC6000CW, it has 6000 horsepower)This is because the rail road in japan is connected to all city’s and small towns so many people use train to go to work and school. And trains are running 1 minute intervals on many roads at the rush hour. This means, fright trains are needed same accreditation and deceleration as passenger trains.
I was actually very impressed by Japan’s freight locomotives. US locomotives are great but are only really built by two companies and they’re not really diverse. Only only some passenger trains run on an electrical grid and they’re usually foreign companies that assemble them here. I would love to work for a company like JTREC or Toshiba as an engineer when I graduate from college.
It's actually somewhat rare to see just one locomotive pulling a large freight train here. Most often there are at least two 4,400hp locomotives per train, with up to 5 or 6 locomotives being common. That's anywhere from 8,800 to 26,400hp pulling a train.
Radon Shizen Certainly your idea is correct. Japanese railways are mainly for passenger transportation, and the technology for freight transportation is completely postponed. Having lived in the US for two years, the size and length of American freight were overwhelming. A freight train that holds two full-sized containers and pulls the freight car a few kilometers long can never be seen in Japan.
The US use to make strong freight locos, from the Union pacific to the Prennsys and N&W UP is most famous for there gas turbine engines which knocks out 8000 horsepower in the later models, and then there is the biggest diesel loco ever made UP EMD DDA40X with 6,600 horsepower and would be paired with another unit like itself or of a smaller unit. Plus there is a reason why we normally have 2 locos on one train on a day-to-day base. Quicker turn around speed. When you get to one end of the line, or a yard and your locos are called back for another train, let's say North, and you came down southbound, all you would have to do is get out of the front loco, walk around to the back loco, climb in the cab, flip some switches and buttons, and now you've just turned around and are going back the way you came. I will say it is amazing seeing japan showing it can keep up with other nations and there locos, passengers or freight, But I would wonder how well they would perform with it on a 3-mile container train over Sherman hill on a rainy day.
I love these goods trains. JR do a good job with short hauls low traction voltage and narrow gauge. And fitting in with the world's most intense passenger timetable!
I think they're long enough to actually be profitable. And take into consideration that japan is relatively small, and they can also easily rely on trucks since japan has an extensive amount of expressway enveloping the island group and almost all of them connects japan's major cities and and prefectures excluding okinawa and hokkaido
I will say that these trains aren’t too bad for the size of the country, but they could use a horn that’s more attention grabbing (i.e. a Nathan K3LA). Usually, these air whistles seem to be fouled or receiving too much air pressure.
The “plop plop plop” is a flat spot on the wheel. It’s common on American freight trains, and they’re maintained when it poses a hazard. Usually though, the flat spots aren’t significant enough to pose a hazard.
I’m Japanese. our freight trains are short. But these have more power than locomotive in US. Now in japan the most powerful locomotive is EF200. This locomotive has 8152 horsepower. This is because the rail road in japan is connected to all city’s and small towns so many people use train to go to work and school. And trains are running 1 minute intervals on many roads at the rush hour. This means, fright trains are needed same accreditation and deceleration as passenger trains.
Obviously yes .I think it's because there is a lot of very small trucks in japan and lot of narrow street, thanks for watching my vidéo , New one of freight coming soin
Can you do one about Kyushu freight trains one day please? I am building a layout based loosely on Shin-Tosu station and want to add a freight train that would be seen on the Nagasaki main line. Thank you.
@@placeholdername0000 Most trains here in Japan work on 1.5Kv DC, shinkansens however run on 25Kv AC at either 50 or 60hz depending on if they run south or north of Tokyo Station.
The kind of japanese rail we don’t normally see. I’m glad someone else appreciates the trains that aren’t Shinkansen and maglevs
Indeed. This are my kind of trains and not high speed trash
@@PranjalBivare-cl8rd Not really, if you want to see large amounts of freight the Chuo mainline and the Tohokū mainline are the places to go
@@tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208 whoah there dude. No need to be salty about high speed. Every japanese train are amazing regardless
Yes some people has only intrest in talking about shinkansen and maglevs.
Amazing. I love trains. Don’t care where they are from. Anything on rail is amazing. :)
Yes agree
Me too agree
Facts brother!
I’m Japanese. Yes, our freight trains are short. But these have more power than locomotive in US. Now in japan the most powerful locomotive is EF200. This locomotive has 8152 horsepower. (Most powerful locomotive in US is GE AC6000CW, it has 6000 horsepower)This is because the rail road in japan is connected to all city’s and small towns so many people use train to go to work and school. And trains are running 1 minute intervals on many roads at the rush hour. This means, fright trains are needed same accreditation and deceleration as passenger trains.
I was actually very impressed by Japan’s freight locomotives. US locomotives are great but are only really built by two companies and they’re not really diverse. Only only some passenger trains run on an electrical grid and they’re usually foreign companies that assemble them here. I would love to work for a company like JTREC or Toshiba as an engineer when I graduate from college.
It's actually somewhat rare to see just one locomotive pulling a large freight train here. Most often there are at least two 4,400hp locomotives per train, with up to 5 or 6 locomotives being common. That's anywhere from 8,800 to 26,400hp pulling a train.
The DDA40X which produces 6,600 HP also exists.
Radon Shizen Certainly your idea is correct. Japanese railways are mainly for passenger transportation, and the technology for freight transportation is completely postponed. Having lived in the US for two years, the size and length of American freight were overwhelming. A freight train that holds two full-sized containers and pulls the freight car a few kilometers long can never be seen in Japan.
The US use to make strong freight locos, from the Union pacific to the Prennsys and N&W
UP is most famous for there gas turbine engines which knocks out 8000 horsepower in the later models, and then there is the biggest diesel loco ever made UP
EMD DDA40X with 6,600 horsepower and would be paired with another unit like itself or of a smaller unit. Plus there is a reason why we normally have 2 locos on one train on a day-to-day base. Quicker turn around speed. When you get to one end of the line, or a yard and your locos are called back for another train, let's say North, and you came down southbound, all you would have to do is get out of the front loco, walk around to the back loco, climb in the cab, flip some switches and buttons, and now you've just turned around and are going back the way you came.
I will say it is amazing seeing japan showing it can keep up with other nations and there locos, passengers or freight, But I would wonder how well they would perform with it on a 3-mile container train over Sherman hill on a rainy day.
Inspite of being a heavily loaded freight train the acceleration is quick..awesome japanese engineering
I love these goods trains. JR do a good job with short hauls low traction voltage and narrow gauge. And fitting in with the world's most intense passenger timetable!
Cool, I saw Kuroneko at 2:49, or Yamato Transport.
Nice most of the freight videos I see on youtube are from America. very interesting to see japananese stuff
I can tell japan relies there trains on passengers than freight.
I think they're long enough to actually be profitable. And take into consideration that japan is relatively small, and they can also easily rely on trucks since japan has an extensive amount of expressway enveloping the island group and almost all of them connects japan's major cities and and prefectures excluding okinawa and hokkaido
I will say that these trains aren’t too bad for the size of the country, but they could use a horn that’s more attention grabbing (i.e. a Nathan K3LA). Usually, these air whistles seem to be fouled or receiving too much air pressure.
I like these air whistles but it’s your opinion
I’m just getting into trains and was wondering if anyone could list the names of the trains
It’s Better Than Japanese Trains 1:12
The Japanese do everything tiny and crappy, including railways and containers.
great video what station is that please?
Memories of Memories of you
Around my head like a japanese freight train
Hi Eric, are this Japanese or American made locomotive? and if Japanese who build them?
Gino Tarabotto yes Most from kawazaki and Mitsubishi eletric
Oh wow man, don`t know much about Japan, thank you @@ericdricot4423
Does anyone know what causes this sound 0:37?
The “plop plop plop” is a flat spot on the wheel. It’s common on American freight trains, and they’re maintained when it poses a hazard. Usually though, the flat spots aren’t significant enough to pose a hazard.
Their tanker cars are way better looking than the ones here in the US
Why do they raise both pantographs?
Japanese freight trains are! And retro!
wow these electric locomotives with freight pulls faster than my canadian USA passenger trains lol
2:40 wheres a gp38 and alco has k5hl
And E-Bell
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Do the trains in Japan always carry small loads
Braxis 415 not sure
Good question. They must bleed money real heavy running such short freight trains.
I’m Japanese. our freight trains are short. But these have more power than locomotive in US. Now in japan the most powerful locomotive is EF200. This locomotive has 8152 horsepower. This is because the rail road in japan is connected to all city’s and small towns so many people use train to go to work and school. And trains are running 1 minute intervals on many roads at the rush hour. This means, fright trains are needed same accreditation and deceleration as passenger trains.
They are more passenger orientated than freight
Obviously yes .I think it's because there is a lot of very small trucks in japan and lot of narrow street, thanks for watching my vidéo , New one of freight coming soin
Can you do one about Kyushu freight trains one day please? I am building a layout based loosely on Shin-Tosu station and want to add a freight train that would be seen on the Nagasaki main line. Thank you.
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Why did people use 2 pantograph and not use 1 as orther many country?
It's just how they were designed, pantographs like that work better on narrower lines
Presumeably due to Japanese trains using lower voltage than in other countries.
@@placeholdername0000 Most trains here in Japan work on 1.5Kv DC, shinkansens however run on 25Kv AC at either 50 or 60hz depending on if they run south or north of Tokyo Station.
Musashino line？
cool :)
Japan has so many great things :)
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How make train driver in Japan
I dont understand