What does 「など」 mean in this context?


I have been translating articles from NHK News Easy for practice, and I've
noticed they sometimes use 「など」in a way I'm not familiar with. For example, in
[an article about a
train](http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014779141000/k10014779141000.html)
that's about to be decommissioned because of its age, this sentence occurs:

> このためＪＲ西日本などは、トワイライトエクスプレスの運転を来年の春にやめることにしました。

I don't really understand the meaning of 「ＪＲ西日本など」, since my grammar resources
explain the meaning of the suffix など as "non-exhaustive listing, like "etc.".
So, does this mean that "JR West Japan _and others_ " decided to retire the
train?




Yes, this "など" simply means "and others."

According to Wikipedia, トワイライトエクスプレス is operated not only by JR西日本, but also
by 2 other companies (JR東日本 and JR北海道).

<http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9>




Yes, this "など" simply means "and others."

According to Wikipedia, トワイライトエクスプレス is operated not only by JR西日本, but also
by 2 other companies (JR東日本 and JR北海道).

<http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9>

