Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

NAGOYA, Japan - A steam locomotive makes its way on a track at Museum Meiji-Mura in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The museum indefinitely suspended operations of its aging steam locomotives, which were imported to Japan in 1874 and 1912, for maintenance after their last runs on Dec. 19. (Kyodo)

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