The Mt. Fuji is a "Romancecar" limited express train operated by Odakyu Electric Railway between Shinjuku and Gotemba via the Odakyu Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.
An Odakyu 60000 series EMU on an Asagiri service, April 2012
Odakyu 3000 series SSE, 1991
JR Central 371 series, October 2009
Odakyu 20000 series RSE, October 2009
The Romancecar is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba, and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 1957 with the 3000 series SE trainset, it broke the world speed record for a narrow gauge train. This record gave impetus for the design of the first Shinkansen, the 0 series. The 50th anniversary of the Romancecar's narrow gauge world speed record was celebrated September 28, 2007. Some of the latest designs incorporate regenerative braking.
The first Romancecar, 1957 world-record-holding 3000 series SE
Bento meal with food in model train onboard VSE train
3000, 3100 and 7000 series Romancecar trains, left to right, in traditional colors
10000 series HiSE Romancecar