There is a proverb in Japanese that says "isseki nicho (killing two birds with one stone)". I’m not a native English speaker, so, I didn't know until recently that this proverb was originated in England. I’m going to post a topic about this proverb today… but, “serving a double purpose” is better, because I don’t want to kill birds.
Enough with the preamble. Let's head to the main topic. I recently visited Tamagawa Bridge on the JR East Chuo line for the first time in three years. What for? First, I wanted to shoot the Chuo line trains passing through the bridge. Please look at the top photo. That’s the EMU JR East E353 series, a limited express, “Azusa”. It has a special air suspension type tilting system to pass through tight curves in the mountain areas keeping at high speed. The maximum operating speed of the E353 series is 130 kilometers per hour. Cool!
After enjoying the train shooting, I concentrated on another hobby… fossil collection. As I posted before, it’s my lifelong hobby. I have been visiting fossil localities in the metropolitan area since I was a boy. The riverbed near Tamagawa Bridge is one of my favorite localities. We can observe the fossiliferous beds of the Renkoji Formation, young shallow marine sediments, deposited about 1.3 million years ago. Please look at the photo below… my prey on that day, “Akanishi (Rapana venosa)”. The spikes on the conch are cool!
I served a double purpose on the Chuo line.
