Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors board a streetcar at the Museum Meiji-Mura in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The museum indefinitely suspended operations of its aging streetcars, which are around 100 years old, as well as its steam locomotives for maintenance after their last runs on Dec. 19. (Kyodo)

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