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unusual facts about Shinetsu Main Line



JNR Class EF62

A total of 54 Class EF62 DC electric locomotives were built between 1962 and 1969 for use hauling passenger and freight on the Shinetsu Main Line and particularly over the extreme 66.7 gradient of the Usui Pass between Yokokawa and Karuizawa.

JNR Class EF63

A total of 25 Class EF63 locomotives were built between 1962 and 1976 exclusively for use as bankers on the steeply-graded Usui Pass section of the Shinetsu Main Line between Yokokawa and Karuizawa.


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