According to its operator JR Kyūshū, SL Hitoyoshi is a class-8620 locomotive, completed on November 18, 1922. After its initial deployment to the Urakami depot in Nagasaki Prefecture, it operated in ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago. Even now, in the age of electric trains, SLs still enjoy deep-rooted popularity, and some ...

YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto -- A ceremony was held in this southwest Japan city on March 24 to celebrate the retirement of Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu)'s popular steam locomotive sightseeing train "SL ...