Started in 2002 JR East’s Morioka Branch introduced a sightseeing train called “Kirakira Minoku”きらきらみちのく. This train made up of 3 KiHa48 DMU cars was renovated and rebranded as Resort Umineko and started service in April 2011, just a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
Last regular service run 2019-03-29. KiHa48 DMU. JR東日本八戸線「リゾートうみねこ」(旧きらきらみちのく)
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