Japan Freight Railway Company
Japan Freight Railway Company , or JR Freight , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group. It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station.
The unique 12-foot (3.7 m) intermodal container used by JR Freight
Umeda Freight Terminal in Osaka in June 2011
A Class DE10-1500 diesel-hydraulic locomotive in December 2009
A Class DE11-2000 diesel-hydraulic locomotive in January 2011
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the JR Group or simply JR, is a group of railway companies in Japan that underwent division and privatization of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. It consists of six passenger railway companies, one freight railway company, and two non-service companies. Most of the liability of the JNR was assumed by the JNR Settlement Corporation.
JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen arriving at Kyoto Station
JR West ticket machines
A JR West 223 series train arriving in Osaka station