page_title: Resort Shirakami
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Resort Shirakami / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The JR East Nostalgic View Train sightseeing train formed of three converted 50 series coaches and hauled by a dedicated Class DE10 diesel locomotive 日本語: JR東日本 50系客車 「ノスタルジックビュートレイン」
context_page_description: The Resort Shirakami is a limited-stop "Rapid" service operated by the East Japan Railway Company as a sightseeing train along the scenic coastal Gono Line in the north of Japan since March 1997.
context_section_description: The Resort Shirakami service was introduced in March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Akita Shinkansen.　It replaced the locomotive-hauled Nostalgic View Train (ノスタルジックビュートレイン), formed of three converted 50 series coaches, which previously operated as a sightseeing train on the Gono Line.
  A new HB-E300 series 4-car hybrid DMU trainset entered service as the Resort Shirakami - Aoike from 4 December 2010, replacing the original KiHa 48 DMU set, and coinciding with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Shin-Aomori.
caption: The Nostalgic View Train circa 1992
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