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steam locomotive; steam engine (train)
A railway locomotive powered by a steam engine. While no longer in regular commercial service in Japan, several are preserved and operated as tourist attractions.
蒸気機関車に乗ってみたい。
I'd like to ride a steam locomotive.
公園に蒸気機関車が保存展示されている。
A steam locomotive is preserved on display in the park.
大井川鉄道では今でも蒸気機関車が走っており、観光客に人気がある。
Steam locomotives still run on the Oigawa Railway and are popular with tourists.
USAGE: Often abbreviated to SL (エスエル) in Japanese. Several railway companies in Japan operate preserved steam locomotives as tourist services, including 大井川鉄道, 秩父鉄道, and JR北海道.
The abbreviation SL comes from "Steam Locomotive" and is widely used in Japanese: SL列車 (SL train), SLに乗る (to ride an SL).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 蒸気機関車に乗る: to ride a steam locomotive
- 蒸気機関車が走る: a steam locomotive runs
- 蒸気機関車の汽笛: a steam locomotive's whistle
- SL列車: SL train