While machine bodies are impossibly expensive, they are supposedly given away for free on the planet Andromeda, the end of the line for the Galaxy Express 999, a space train that only comes to Earth once a year. The series begins with Tetsuro and his mother making their way to Megalopolis where they hope to get jobs to pay for passes for the ...

New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 is a 4-4-0 “American” type steam locomotive built for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1893, which was intended to haul the road's Empire State Express train service. It was built for high speed and is alleged to be the first steam locomotive in the world to travel over 100 ...

Ever heard of a flying train? Tetsuro, living on a dismal earth, wants to ride it to Andromeda so he can get a mechanical body that will enable him to live forever.

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Tetsuro escapes and collapses in a snowstorm, but is rescued by a mysterious beautiful woman named Maetel. She offers him a pass on the "Galaxy Express 999" train to Andromeda, to a planet where he can obtain a mechanical body for free, if he accompanies her... This masterpiece was adapted into an anime and became a huge hit.

The 999 (pronounced "Three-Nines") is the fastest Galaxy Super Express in the Galaxy Railway Service. It served as the main transport and setting of Galaxy Express 999. Leiji Matsumoto has said that the inspiration for the train and series came from …

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Also known as the GE999, the Galaxy Express 999 is a space train and route in the Galaxy Railways transit system. It is one of the most expensive routes available and many must save up money for years just to travel on it.

After Tetsuro’s mother is killed by cyborgs, he sets out to travel on the 999, an old-timey steam train that flies across space, to go to the planet Andromeda, where he can get a mechanical body for free, and by extension, ...

The main station train of Galaxy Express 999. In the Japanese version, 999 was set to "three nine (スリーナイン)". The North American version is the same. However, three nine is a Japanese incorrect English expression, and in English-speaking countries, 999 is read as "triple nine". It's the same as reading 007 as "double o seven ...