SL Yoshitsune placed on turntable at Kyoto SL museum

SL Yoshitsune placed on turntable at Kyoto SL museum

KYOTO, Japan - The steam locomotive Yoshitsune is placed on a turntable at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in the city of Kyoto on April 17, 2014. The Yoshitsune was transferred from a recently-closed museum in Osaka.

Steam locomotive Yoshitsune pulled in front of Toji

Steam locomotive Yoshitsune pulled in front of Toji

KYOTO, Japan - The steam locomotive Yoshitsune is transported on a trailer in front of Toji, a world heritage temple in Kyoto, toward the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in the western Japan city on April 15, 2014, from a museum in Osaka.

Steam locomotive Yoshitsune pulled to Kyoto museum

Steam locomotive Yoshitsune pulled to Kyoto museum

OSAKA, Japan - The steam locomotive Yoshitsune is transported on a trailer on a road in Osaka toward the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in the city of Kyoto on April 15, 20014.

Japanese, British railway museums agree on cultural exchanges

Japanese, British railway museums agree on cultural exchanges

KYOTO, Japan - Naoki Hirano (L), curator of two museums run by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), and Andrew Scott, curator of Britain's National Railway Museum, shake hands after signing an agreement on their ''sister museum'' affiliation April 7. The signing ceremony took place at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto.

Japanese, British railway museums agree on cultural exchanges

Japanese, British railway museums agree on cultural exchanges

KYOTO, Japan - Naoki Hirano (L), curator of two museums run by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), and Andrew Scott, curator of Britain's National Railway Museum, shake hands after signing an agreement on their ''sister museum'' affiliation April 7. The signing ceremony took place at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto.

Largest Japanese railway museum prepares for opening

Largest Japanese railway museum prepares for opening

A steam locomotive, previously displayed at West Japan Railway Co.'s Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum, gives off steam at the operator's new Kyoto Railway Museum in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on April 19, 2016. Set to open on April 29, the museum is one of the largest railway museums in Japan, showcasing a total of 53 trains ranging from the nation's oldest existing steam locomotive to recent shinkansen bullet train models. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo