Mizuho (train)

The Mizuho (みずほ) is a limited-stop shinkansen service operated between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chuo in Japan since 12 March 2011, following the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen. The name was formerly used for a limited express sleeping car service operated by JNR from 1961, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto, and was discontinued in December 1994.

Train formation

Mizuho services are operated by 8-car JR West N700-7000 series and JR Kyushu N700-8000 series trainsets, with car 1 at the Kagoshima-Chuo end. All seats are no-smoking.

  • N700-8000 series Green car interior

  • N700-8000 series Green car interior

  • N700-8000 series standard-class reserved car interior

  • N700-8000 series standard-class reserved car interior

  • N700-8000 series standard-class non-reserved car interior

  • N700-8000 series standard-class non-reserved car interior

    History

    Limited express sleeping car service

    The Mizuho was first introduced on 1 October 1961 as a seasonal limited express sleeper train service, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto in Kyushu, supplementing the three existing limited express services, Asakaze, Sakura, and Hayabusa, operating between Tokyo and Kyushu. From 1 October the following year, the service was upgraded from a "seasonal" service to become a daily service.

    Train (album)

    Train is the 1998 self-titled debut album from the band Train. The album was self-produced for $25,000 and three singles from the album were released. The first single released, "Free", was largely a hit on rock stations. The second, "Meet Virginia", peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the third single from the album was "I Am". The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

    Track listing

    All songs written and composed by Train. 

    Original track listing

    The original, independent release, released in December 6, 1996, had a different track listing.

  • "I Am"
  • "Free"8
  • "Homesick"
  • "Blind"
  • "Eggplant"
  • "Meet Virginia"
  • "Train"
  • "Rat"
  • "Swaying"
  • "Days"
  • "Idaho"
  • "Sorry For"
  • "The Highway" (hidden track)
  • Charts

    Singles

    Certifications

    Personnel

    Train:

  • Pat Monahan - lead vocals, percussion
  • Jimmy Stafford - lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Scott Underwood - drums, percussion
  • Charlie Colin - bass guitar
  • Rob Hotchkiss - rhythm guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Additional personnel:

  • Charlie Gillingham - piano, organ, mellotron
  • Train (roller coaster)

    A roller coaster train is a vehicle made up of two or more cars connected by specialized joints which transports passengers around a roller coaster's circuit.

    It is called a train because the cars follow one another around the track, the same reason as for a railroad train. Individual cars vary in design and can carry from one to eight or more passengers each.

    Many roller coasters operate more than one train, sometimes several, simultaneously. Typically they operate two trains at a time, with one train loading and unloading while the other train runs the course. On the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Walt Disney World, there are five trains, but only four operate at a time (the trains are rotated out on a regular basis for safety reasons).

    Basic safety features

    Roller coaster trains have wheels that run on the sides (side friction or guide wheels) and underneath the track (upstop, underfriction, or underlocking wheels) as well as on top of it (road or running wheels); these lock the train to the tracks and prevent it from jumping the track. The side wheels can be mounted on the outside or inside of the train, depending on the manufacturer (although outside-mounted wheels are more common). The wheels are sometimes located between the cars, as well as at the front and rear of the entire train.

    Train (clothing)

    In clothing, a train describes the long back portion of a skirt, overskirt, or dress that trails behind the wearer. It is a common part of a woman's court dress, formal evening gowns or wedding dress.

    In the Roman Catholic Church the cappa magna (literally, "great cape"), a form of mantle, is a voluminous ecclesiastical vestment with a long train. Cardinals, bishops, and certain other honorary prelates are entitled to wear the cappa magna.

    Types of train

    Fashion

  • Court train - Worn for formal court occasions, the court train had to fall in with strict dress codes which differed from court to court. For example, the French court code set in 1804 by Jean-Baptiste Isabey prescribed a four-inch maximum width for embroidered train borders for non-Royal wearers.
  • Double train - Two trains attached to the same dress, or a single train divided into two trails.
  • Fishtail train - A train popular at various times from the 1870s onwards, flaring out from mid-way down a close-fitting skirt.
  • Mizuho

    Mizuho (瑞穂) may refer to:

  • Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu
  • Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo
  • Mizuho Plateau in Antarctica
  • Mizuho Station (Antarctica)
  • Mizuho Township, another name for the town of Ruisui, Hualien in Taiwan
  • Mizuho Sakaguchi, a Japanese association footballer
  • Mizuho, a member of the former Japanese band Zone
  • Mizuho Fukushima, a Japanese politician
  • Mizuho Kazami, a character in the anime Please Teacher!
  • Mizuho Miyanokouji, a character in the game and anime Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
  • Mizuho, a fictional ninja village in the video game Tales of Symphonia
  • Japanese seaplane carrier Mizuho, a Japanese seaplane carrier
  • Mizuho (train), a train service in Japan
  • 2090 Mizuho, an asteroid
  • Mizuho Financial Group, a Japanese banking conglomerate
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