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When the conductor gives the departure signal to the engineer of ED75 731 (Aki) over the train radio, the train runs all the way to Omagari without stopping. Although it is a supplementary transport for the express "Tsugaru", it runs at high speed as if to say "This is an express train!" The formation is ED75 731 (Aki) (Hirosaki to Yamagata) + Suhafu 42 2077 (Aki Aki) ① + Suha 43 2071 (Aki Aki) ② + Oha 46 2005 (Aki Aki) ③ + Oha 46 2020 (Aki Aki) ④ + Oha 46 2019 (Aki Aki) ⑤ + Oha 47 2270 (Aki Aki) ⑥ + Oha 47 2053 (Aki Aki) ⑦ + Suhafu 42 2232 (Aki Aki) ⑧. Even so, the in-car announcement saying "Arrival at the final stop, Ueno, tomorrow morning at 9:21" really makes you feel the times. Hmm, 11 more hours... Cars ① to ⑤ are reserved ordinary seats, while cars ⑥, ⑦ and ⑧ are unreserved seats, but there is no difference in the type of car. At the time, Oha35s were often used for special express trains, so Akita, which was in charge of the train, was surprised to find that they had a 43 series. Recorded in August 1978