He had been nearly scrapped but finally preserved in the railway museum. Chu Ohta was a engine driver of Japan National Railway. He was also famous as an artist. The Polar Express Excellent pastel drawing by C.V. Allsburg and good translation by Haruki Murakami reminds you of a Christmas Eve in a childhood. A Japanese edition of popular story of Thomas the tank engine and friends.
Several artists cover illustrations.
A vintage loco EF58 hauls the night train from Tokyo to the Northern Japan.