The D51-498(no relation to R2D2 or C3PO) is visiting Tokyo !


Letting off steam
...[D51-498] crosses a bridge near JR Ueno Station in downtown Tokyo in preparation for a ceremony to celebrate the 120th birthday of Ueno Station. ... This is the first time in 15 years that the D51-498, belonging to East Japan Railway Co.'s Takasaki depot, has come to Ueno Station. The steam locomotive is mainly operated on the JR Joetsu Line between Takasaki and Minakami...