Steam locomotive eyed to coincide with Maglev train station

Steam locomotive eyed to coincide with Maglev train station

A steam locomotive makes a trial run on the premises of Akechi Railway Co.'s Akechi Station in Ena, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 24, 2015. The revival of the locomotive is designed to coincide with the planned opening in 2027 of a station for a magnetically levitated train line in neighboring Nakatsugawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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