Category: SLSL

  • C11-1 Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • 8620 Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • 9608 Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • E10-2 Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • D51-452 Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • 2221 @ Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • 5540 @ Ome (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • Ome Railway Park

    The remaining 7 Static Life Steam Locomotives can all be found in Ome Railway Museum, up in the hills north of Tokyo. Ending our summer hiatus on Choo Tuesday, here’s a brief introduction to the museum itself. Nestled up in the foothills of the Okutama mountain range, Ome has one of Japan’s premier shrine destinations…

  • D51-8 – Daimotsu (SLSL Project)

    There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…

  • C58-66 – Osaka Castle Grounds (SLSL Project)

    There’s a lot to like about Osaka. The castle is certainly one of those things. Perhaps an attraction within the grounds that might surprise you lies within a Lawson convenience store. Yup, that’s right. This week’s Static Life Steam Locomotive lives inside a glass house on one side of a Lawson. There’s not much more…

  • D52-403 – Hiratsuka (SLSL Project)

    A veteran of the Gotenba line, this D52 now has a restful time of it in a city park to the rear of the Hiratsuka City Museum.

  • D51-1072 – Kobe (SLSL Project)

    A D51 all the way from Hokkaido that found its way to Kobe.