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Loco regains original luster by volunteer repair

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - An old steam locomotive regains its original luster thanks to repair work by volunteers at a park in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 16, 2014. Local children used to call the engine a "ghost loco" due to its serious damage from long exposure to weather.

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Volunteers repair weather-beaten locomotive

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Tetsuro Murano works to repair a steam locomotive as a volunteer at a park in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 16, 2014. Local children used to call the engine a "ghost loco" due to its serious damage from long exposure to weather.

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - Children bicycle past debris on the track of the JR Mine Line in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region.

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - A bridge collapsed over the Asa River in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region.

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - A resident in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, cleans up a flooded road on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - Broken branches and roots left by a flooded river lie in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - A woman brushes flood water out of a hair salon in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - Rescue workers pull a rubber boat carrying stranded people on a flooded road in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - A woman is carried on a wheelbarrow on a flooded road in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010. Around three thousand households in the city were ordered to evacuate as torrential rain hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - An aerial view shows a residential area in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, surrounded by flood water on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wide area is flooded around JR Asa Station in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wide area is flooded around JR Asa Station in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A rescue crew wades through a flooded road in Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, taking stranded people on a boat to safety following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wide area is flooded around JR Asa Station in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A woman is carried on a wheelbarrow on a flooded road in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010. Around three thousand households in the city were ordered to evacuate as torrential rain hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A woman brushes flood water out of a hair salon in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - Children bicycle past debris on the track of the JR Mine Line in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - A resident in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, cleans up a flooded road on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - Rescue workers pull a rubber boat carrying stranded people on a flooded road in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wrecks havoc in western Japan

SANYO-ONODA, Japan - A bridge collapsed over the Asa River in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after heavy rain hit the western Japan region. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - An aerial view shows a residential area in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, surrounded by flood water on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Broken branches and roots left by a flooded river lie in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, after torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wide area is flooded around JR Asa Station in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wide area is flooded around JR Asa Station in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A rescue crew wades through a flooded road in Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, taking stranded people on a boat to safety following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wide area is flooded around JR Asa Station in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan. (Kyodo)