All aboard for a nostalgia trip

KYOTO — Classic steam locomotives went on display at Kyoto Railway Museum on Oct. 14 in an exhibition which will run until Oct. 30. In the museum’s circular depot, designated a cultural property of national importance, trains including the D51 and a phoenix-adorned C51 were exhibited.

A company employee from Osaka, 37, who visited with his 2-year-old son, said: “It is a spectacular sight when they are lined up in a row.” (Oct. 17)

Michihiro Kawamura / The Yomiuri Shimbun Steam locomotives are lined up at Kyoto Railway Museum in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on Oct. 14.