蒸気の感動:黒姫にD51 A (Steam) Blast from the Past at Kurohime

November 24, 2008: その他 Miscellaneous

D51到着 The SL puffing into the station

JRの特別列企画でこの連休の三日間に長野市と黒姫駅の間に蒸気の機関車画はしていました。今日は休みを取って、家族で見に行きました。新潟の知り合いのBlairさん達と黒姫で待ち合わせし、軽い雨の中でSLの到着を見ました。SLの素晴らしい所は目で見るだけではなく、耳で聞こえ、体で感じる事。うちの子供達(子供のパパも)が大喜び。本当はそのSLに載ってみたかったけどきっぷがすぐに売り切れになった。
一緒に見ていたは野尻湖に別所を持っているLarryさんでした。実は彼が三世なので子供のころに名古屋から機関車に乗るって来る覚えがありました。そのころは煙が汚いと言う印象が強かったそうです。確かに、今にもうと、SLはエコじゃない。それでも、感動的でした!
For this holiday weekend, Japan Rail ran a special Steam Locomotive (=SL) between Nagano City and Kurohime Station. Our friend Blair and his kids came up from Niigata and met us at Kurohime to watch the big engine pull into the station. Actually, you don't just 'watch' an SL -- you hear it and feel it, too!
Watching with us was Larry, who has a cabin in nearby Nojiri Lake. He's actually a third-generation American-Japanese and remembers riding steam engines to hear from Nagoya when he was a kid. His biggest impression was of the sooty smoke. When you consider that, they aren't really environmentally friendly, but they sure are cool to experience now!



Waiting for the SL, with some of us kicking back with a beer


Impressive Steam


Mari and the kids


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