蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)

じょうききかんしゃ
noun
steam locomotive
transportation
1. 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(じょうききかんしゃ)に乗(の)ってみたい。
I'd like to ride a steam locomotive.
公園(こうえん)に蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)が保存(ほぞん)展示(てんじ)されている。
A steam locomotive is preserved on display in the park.
大井川(おおいがわ)鉄道(てつどう)では今(いま)でも蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)が走(はし)っており、観光客(かんこうきゃく)に人気(にんき)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(おおいがわ)鉄道(てつどう), 秩父(ちちぶ)鉄道(てつどう), and JR北海道(ほっかいどう).

The abbreviation SL comes from "Steam Locomotive" and is widely used in Japanese: SL列車(れっしゃ) (SL train), SLに乗(の)る (to ride an SL).

Common collocations

  • 蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)に乗(の)る: to ride a steam locomotive
  • 蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)が走(はし)る: a steam locomotive runs
  • 蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)の汽笛(きてき): a steam locomotive's whistle
  • SL列車(れっしゃ): SL train
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