Beloved Sanriku Railway Makes Full Comeback Despite Fears For Future

KAMAISHI, JAPAN - APRIL 05: Passengers of the Sanriku Railway train South Rias line take photographs on April 5, 2014 in Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan. A local railyway operator is set to resume full service on April 6, a day after its South Rias line serivce resumed today. Most of its lines and stations in Iwate Prefecture were wiped out in the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. While Sanriku Railway is viewed as a symbol of rebuilding efforts in northeastern Japan, the company faces an uphill battle to remain solvent following an exodus of local residents due to the catastrophe that claimed close to 16,000 lives and left nearly 3,000 missing in Tohoku region. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)