but here is one that is not only unusual,
photographs Takachiho Amaterasu Railway, but is environmentally friendly, the Amaterasu Railway in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, is a popular
local train that takes passengers on a gorgeous 30-minute journey through the
spectacular scenery of Takachiho. The quirky train is known for its open roof,
its journey over Japan’s highest train bridge, and train conductors who blow
bubbles along the way,
the Amaterasu Railway previously ran on diesel fuel and
because of the open roof, passengers would get whiffs of exhaust fumes.
However, the railway recently announced that they had switched to running entirely
on biodiesel made from leftover tonkotsu ramen broth. Now, instead of that
toxic burnt smell, riders report smelling aromas of fried rice along the way,
a railway representative showing samples of the ramen broth
biodiesel, the initiative comes from a partnership with Nishida Logistics, a trucking company based in neighbouring Fukuoka, home to–you guessed it–tonkotsu ramen. The trucking company figured out a way to convert the thick, fatty, pork-based broth into biodiesel. Several of their trucks run on the biodiesel and now so does the Amaterasu Railway, how neat is that?
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