Part of me still wonders what will become of the E3. The style of lights says E3-1000 which isn't of the newest lot, same as the Toreiyu. Some of them are going to hit 20 years in a few more years so I do wonder what they have planned. It doesn't seem too early to take guesses.

I wonder how the view will be though. One thing I noticed on the Joetsu was the fact that the entire line was elevated meant the presence of concrete walls. You still get a nice view with the single decker Shinkansen but it's nowhere near as spectacular as riding upstairs in a double decker. Then again, I guess the main viewing attraction would be the art rather than the windows despite their emphasis on the JR East page!

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/01/08/stylish-black-shinkansen-decorated-with-fireworks-spotted-on-the-rails-of-japan-%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/

>>131198 -- According to what Giggle Translate makes of the ja.wikipedia page on the E3, the Genbi Shinkansen is ex-R19 and thus sibling to the Toreiyu, which is ex-R18. Both appear to be E3-700s.