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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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