Turning Problems Into Opportunities: The Tsugaru Railway's Strategy1Keihan Electric Railway: Advanced Technology That Dominated the Railway Hub3Dreams of a Texas Bullet Train: Future Plans for Japan's High-Speed Railways5Using Railways to Promote Local Tourism: Kyushu Railway Company's Strategy6The Unsung Hero of Japanese Railways: Series Kiha 40 Diesel Trains9Airport Express Lines: How Competition Is Improving the Ride Into the City10Rediscovering Old Horizons: Preservation and Utilization of Railway Heritage15Hankyu Corporation: A Leading Private Railway Company's Business Model16Safeguarding the System: Maintaining JR Central's Conventional Line18