Kitakami-sen (Part II)

The return journey Yokote to Kitakami in winter

For Kitakami-sen in summer see Kitakami-sen Part III.

0885 Yokote. KIHA 100-4 and -6 are waiting to return to Kitakami. (2013)

0892 Pictures taken out of KIHA 100-4. Climbing out of Yokote. (2013)

0894 Through the outskirts of Yokote. (2013)

0903 Through vineyards in snow. (2013)

0904 Yabitsu halt (now closed). (2013)

0906 Between Yabitsu and Ainono. (2013)

0912 At Ainono. (2013)

0912 Hiraishi halt (now closed). (2013)

0924 KIHA 100-4 and KIHA 100-6 in the mirror at Hiraishi. (2013)

0929 Close-up of the train in the mirror. (2013)

0933 At Komatsukawa. (2013)

0941 Kurosawa. (2013)

0948a The sun is beginning to set at Kurosawa. (2013)

0950 Close-up of the train at Kurosawa. (2013)

0956 Climbing up across the border from Akita into Iwate Prefecture. (2013)

0959 Getting up to Yuda Kôgen. (2013)

0964 Yuda Kôgen. (2013)

0966 Running into a blizzard on the way to Hotto Yuda. (2013)

0970 Approaching Hotto Yuda.(2013)

0973 Hotto Yuda, with KIHA 100-4 and 100-6 heading for Kitakami. (2013)

0985 Hotto Yuda. KIHA 100-34 and 100-33 have come up from Kitakami and are heading for Yokote. (2013)

0988 KIHA 100-34 and -33 at Hotto Yuda. (2013)

0992 Close-up of KIHA 100-34 and 100-33. (2013)

0997 After Hotto Yuda. (2013)

0003 Iced-up windows in the sunset. (2013)

0006 Approaching Yuda Kinshûko. (2013)

0011 Yuda Kinshûko halt. (2013(

0013 Along the frozen lake of Yuda Dam. (2013)

0016 After the descent to Wakasennin. (2013)

0023 Approaching Iwasawa. (2013)

0025 Iwasawa halt, with KIHA 100-4 and -6 in the mirror. The board instructs passengers wanting to get on to wait at this point, as only the door by the board will open on this one-man train. (2013)

0032 Approaching Tatekawame. (2013)

0035 Fujine. The crossing train (KIHA 100-40 and -37) still has its head-light on, but will switch it off as my train comes nearer. (2013)

0045 Crossing KIHA 100-37 at Fujine. (2013)