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From left, a class C62 steam locomotive (built 1948), an 80 series electric train (built 1950), and the 0 series Shinkansen (built 1964).
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From left, a 500 series Shinkansen (built 1996), 581 series express with sleeping cars (built 1968), and a 489 series express (built 1971).
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The 100 series (built 1989) used on the Tōkaidō and San’yō Shinkasen Lines.
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An exhibit of a Shōwa era (1926–89) train station demonstrates how times have changed.
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Guides are available to help visitors navigate a train on the Operating Simulator. Slowing down around curves and bringing the train to a stop at the right place can be quite challenging.
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A view of both traditional and modern Kyoto from the Sky Terrace.
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Seventeen locomotives from around the country are gathered at the roundhouse prior to the opening of Umekōji Steam Locomotive Museum on November 24, 1971. © Jiji
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