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A freight car with a conductor's room is still in operation. This is the "Okifu 100" hopper car for transporting ore owned by Taiheiyo Cement. It is attached to a freight train that connects mining sites in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, with a cement factory in Kumagaya City. We visited the Chichibu Railway's car yard in the city to discover its secrets. Article → https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240504... Photo feature → https://mainichi.jp/graphs/20240503/m...