Diesel cars on Yonesaka Line

A Kiha 17 diesel railcar, which was in use during the Japan National Railways era, enters Imaizumi Station in light snow.(Jan.1978)

Mount Atago, 555 meters above sea level, towers to the west of Yonezawa City. A Kiha 58 diesel railcar runs through the snowy countryside at the foot of the mountain.(Mar.1983)

Kiha 52 cars in Iiyama Line livery, with a blue and ivory white body and three-color stripes of orange, golden yellow, and yellow, were transferred to the Yonesaka Line.(Aug.1998)

The Kiha 52 has been repainted in the original Niigata color scheme, with a white body representing snow and the blue of the Sea of ​​Japan and a red line representing the snow camellia, Niigata Prefecture's flower.(Jan.2000)

A Kiha 28 repainted in JNR colors entering Minami-Yonezawa Station, where Japanese pampas grass glitters.(Aug.2006)

A Kiha 52 train repainted in JNR colors enters Imaizumi Station with the snowy Asahi Mountain Range in the background.(Mar.2008)

A JNR-colored Kiha 52 train stops at Imaizumi Station, which has a wooden platform that has remained unchanged since the JNR era.(Mar.2008)

The Kiha E120 was introduced to the Yonesaka Line in March 2018, but only served for two years until March 2020.(Jul.2019)

The GV-E400 series electric diesel railcar has been in service on the Yonesaka Line since March 2020, replacing the Kiha E120.(May.2022)

The current mainstay Kiha 110 series diesel railcar running near Minami-Yonezawa at dusk(Nov.2021)