On 4th, I photographed JR East E001 Series EDC (electric and diesel bi-mode car) "TRAIN SUITE Shikishima" debuted on May 1st at Miyahara Station on Takasaki Line. In my photograph, E001 Series was running toward Ueno Station in the early evening and the sunset reflected its gold-coloured body.
I've waited for over two hours before the train came, since when few photographers were stood on the end of the platform. Around 4:00 PM, a station staff announced that "TRAIN SUITE Shikishima" came there around 4:42 PM.
At three minutes before the expected time when an announcement that the train passed at Ageo Station, one station before Miyahara, on time was heard, photographers including I started to be ready for shooting. Then, the train came and the photographers clicked away with their cameras.
When I first saw the train, I got little excited and waved my hand to welcome it.
Until November, 2017, E001 Series operates as "TRAIN SUITE Shikishima" for four-day trips from Monday toward Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Hakodate and Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Tsuruoka or Atsumi Hot Spring, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niitsu, Niigata Prefecture via Tohoku Main Line, Nikko Line, IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, Aoimori Railway Line, Tsugaru-kaikyo Line, South Hokkaido Railway Donan Isaribi Tetsudo Line, Hakodate Main Line, Muroran Main Line, Ouu Main Line, Uetsu Main Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Joetsu Line, and Takasaki Line, and two-day trips from Saturday toward Enzan, Yamanashi Prefecture, Obasute, Nagano Prefecture, Kitakata and Aizu-wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture via Musashino Line, Chuo East Line, Shinonoi Line, Shinano Railway Kita-shinano Line, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myoko Haneua Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Banetsu West Line, and Tohoku Main Line.