An Ex-D&RGW GP40-2 leads the Kyrene Local. Locomotives: UP 1354 (Unit repainted as of 2023) Original description from 2019: I'm back! Today's Kyrene Local was led by UP 1354, the Geep with a cool P3 horn. Sorry for not uploading anything in almost two weeks!

The first new release since 2020 and the first of my Japan catches, oh boy! The Hakone Tozan Railway is a mountain railway that runs between Hakone and Gora, Japan. Opening in 1919, it is significant for many reasons. Most famously, it reaches grades of up to 8% on pure adhesion, making it one of the steepest railways in the world. To perform this feat, the cars have a special system equipped to pour water on the wheels and rails, keeping them clean and enabling them to make this climb with ease. Despite this, the line required three switchbacks, a dazzling number of tunnels, and hairpin curves to make this feat possible. Another interesting thing to note, the railway is standard gauge compared to the narrow gauge of most of Japan including its parent company, Odakyu. This is the result of physical limitations during the time of its construction; the aforementioned washing system was too large to mount on a narrow gauge railcar. Even more, the Hakone Tozan Railway is a partner of none other than Switzerland's Rhätische Bahn, which is and has always been one of my favorite railways. The 2005/2006 is painted in the livery of the iconic Swiss train the Glacier Express, and the 3000 Series trains are named "Allegra" after the Swiss ABe 8/12 of the same name. Lastly and most exciting, the MoHa Series of railcars, the railway's oldest rolling stock, date back to over 70 years, with the oldest being over 100 (although similar to the Ship of Theseus, rebuilds and upgrades have left few original components)! Sadly, these magnificent beasts are slated to be retired soon, but I made it a point to get shots of these before they are gone. The blue MoHa 1 No 106 was given a commemorative livery that the cars proudly wore in the 1940s and 1950s, thus under American terms making it a heritage unit. Note: I will be doing timestamps differently in my Japan videos due to the frequency and redundancy of the trains on the line. Due to the short length of this railway, it is more than possible to catch the same train multiple times within an hour. 2000 Series 2005 "Glacier Express" shot from my hotel's balcony, (0:34). 1000 Series 1004 rounds a tight curve on a bridge, (1:00). MoHa 1 106, AKA the "heritage unit" going through a crossing, (1:36). MoHa 1 106 again from my hotel's balcony, (2:13). 2001 coupled with 3003 Series heading up, (2:30). 3003 heading back down, (2:43). 2005 heading up departing Chokokunomori Station, (2:59). 2006 arrives back at Chokokunomori Station in front of 3102, which was being prepped for the day's work, (3:27). Riding the train to the first switchback and reversing while meeting the MoHas on their way up, (3:49). 2006 arrives at Tonosawa Station. This station is famous for being isolated between two tunnels and the only way to access it (besides the railway) is to walk down a remote path on the side of the mountain. It is also the closest station to Deyama Iron Bridge. I walked along the busy mountain road only to find out there is a bus you can take there instead, (4:37). 2006 departs Tonosawa, (5:15). 1003 arrives at Tonosawa, (5:33). 1003 waits for 2004 to arrive out of the tunnel, (6:10). Both 1003 and 2004 depart, (7:00). MoHa 2 108 crosses Deyama Iron Bridge, (7:40). 3102 climbs up over Deyama Iron Bridge, (7:51). 2001 crosses the bridge slowly, giving everyone onboard a chance to wave back at me, (8:02). MoHa 1 106 heads up the bridge again, (8:43). 2005 crosses the bridge, (8:57). 2003 waits on 2006 at Tonosawa again, (9:15). 2003 and 2006 depart, (9:43). 2004 arrives at Tonosawa to take me back up to Gora for the final time, (10:09). 3003 leads its train past the hotel, (10:46).

Congratulations! You found me. You may now give yourself a metaphorical pat on the back. For now, I intend this return to be quiet as I am going to be reuploading everything in order from my YouTube channel and then start with the new catches. Believe me, I am excited to share. Original description from 2018: Union Pacific train with 28 cars crossing the canal. Also, I apologize for the glares and shakiness, but I hope you enjoy! P.S. This is the first video of mine to reach 100 views! Milestone! I don't even see how because this is arguably my worst video on YouTube and I did not even have a tripod at the time-The "Unipod" I used was just a large yucca pole and some rocks.

Locomotives: UP 651 Original description from 2019: Today's Kyrene Local was lead by UP 651, a locomotive I have not yet caught on the Tempe Industrial Lead. Shot at the crossing on Frye Rd in Chandler, AZ. NOTE: This will probably be the last singular Kyrene Local video on my channel, as the Kyrene Branch has been operating earlier and earlier, thus I have been catching more Kyrene Locals than I was last year. If you like these videos, don't worry. I'll post them in weekly compilations so they won't be taking up almost all of my videos. If I catch anything rare then it'll be in its own video. I know earlier this year I had a poll about this same issue, but now I just feel I have to make these videos into compilations due to the increase in Kyrene Local catches.