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Friday Flash..A Few More Tram and Subway Museum Photos

Just a few more shots from the Nagoya Tram and Subway Museum I recently visited.The first shows a bogie and wheels.The second picture shows the model train layout as described in my last post.Prominent buildings in Nagoya are featured such as the JR... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey

from Porcelain Monkey on Fri, Jun 20 2008

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