The Engine that could: A train on the Sanriku Railway line sits at a station while the driver conducts a safety check of the platform in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture on March 1, 2012. Most of the 107-kilometer line was seriously damaged by the March 11 tsunami. Service along a limited section resumed five days after the quake for residents. Masahiko Mochizuki, president of the railway, has asked drivers to use the horn more often to let residents know they are still in service. The target date for full reconstruction is April 2014. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )