KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--With a puff of black smoke and the toot of a whistle, SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train (The winter ... among other features. The cars are warmed with signature coal stoves, with ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam ... that coal can,” said Hisashi Tezuka, 53, a chief of Tobu Railway’s rolling stock department. “Though it’s not only unsuitable for moving trains but ...