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The legacy of the Tokyu Airporter II — Part Two
Local Assembly, International Friendship, and the Case for Preservation The Airporter II was not a conventional export order. Tokyu Car could not simply design and…
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The legacy of the Tokyu Airporter II — Part One
The Trans-Pacific Journey of Stainless Steel Railcar Technology In 2027, Cleveland will retire a fleet of Japanese-built stainless steel rapid-transit cars that has served the…
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The Japanese Experimental Train that Raced through the Colorado Desert
The GCT01 seen at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, CO – Very few photographs remain of the GCT01 in Pueblo Copyright: USDOT FRA –…
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When Boeing built a train with Japan’s help
The Boeing standard LRV made a spectacular debut, proudly displaying “UNITED STATES STANDARD LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE” on its body. Copyright: USDOT Public Domain Over the…
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Hello world
Hello everyone, this is TG Ellyson Court, President of the Japan America Transportation Historical Organization, or JATHO. As a new initiative for JATHO, we have…