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In addition to the Hokkaido Shinkansen, the Seikan Tunnel is also used by 50 freight trains a day, roughly twice as many as the Shinkansen, and supports logistics between Honshu and Hokkaido. This video shows a freight train towed by the EH800 series running around the Seikan Tunnel. 0:00 Shin-Nakaguni Signal Station 4:37 Shin-Nakaguni to Seikan Tunnel Entrance 6:56 Seikan Tunnel Entrance 7:50 Passing Shiki-Shima 9:04 Seikan Tunnel to Kikonai 10:29 Kikonai 14:02 Goryokaku Locomotive switching work 18:35 Upbound train bound for Honshu *The footage of Okutsugaru-Imabetu Station was borrowed from Gashimiya. Thank you very much.