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International Railroad Discussion > Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7Date: 10/02/18 04:18 Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7 Author: Korigaoka1811 Steam in the roundhouse and a diesel locomotive looking on from the whisker tracks.
John    Date: 10/02/18 16:49 Re: Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7 Author: usmc1401 Have any USA built locomotives been saved in Japan.
Date: 10/02/18 17:48 Re: Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7 Author: 251F usmc1401 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Have any USA built locomotives been saved in > Japan. H. K. Porter here: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6702.html GE box cab electric here (ED11 class): http://museum.jr-central.co.jp/en/rolling-stock/ Read through this: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?6,4599703 ...and there may be others. d. Date: 10/03/18 00:06 Re: Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7 Author: Ardenwood Great pictures.
Also Picture 3 of part 6 was probably made in the States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3t4f2oSPy8 Date: 10/03/18 12:32 Re: Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7 Author: Ardenwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3t4f2oSPy8
I think the red builder's plate on the right side near the smoke stack says Porter. Yoshitsune under the engineer's window is given as the lord to whom Benkei (another Porter engine) served in classical Japanese plays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JGR_Class_7100 Date: 10/04/18 14:56 Re: Visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Part 7 Author: 251F Ardenwood Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great pictures. > Also Picture 3 of part 6 was probably made in the > States. Good catch! Indeed, it is a H. K. Porter and was part of an order that were the first American made locomotives imported into Japan. http://www.kyotorailwaymuseum.jp/en/vehicle/#roundhouse Scroll down to "7100-7105 Yoshitsune" to learn more. d. |