Iwate Development Railway to reopen Eight months after the earthquake (Photo taken on November 1, 2011)

November 1, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - Engineers adorn a diesel locomotive with a sign, reading "Assumption of Operation," at the Iwate Development Railway's switchyard in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, some 415km northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. The third-sector company specializing in hauling limestone for local cement companies has struggled since March 11 when a part of its 11.5km line was badly damaged by devastating tsunami. The third-sector company specializing in hauling limestone for local cement companies has struggled since March 11 since a part of its 11.5km line was badly damaged by devastating tsunami that followed the magnitude 9.5 earthquake. The company is now ready to resume its operation with four surviving engines and 44 freight cars, scheduled on November 7. (Photo by Kazuhiko Kawamura/AFLO) [3200] -mis-