Located close to Otaru on the Hakodate Main Line, it houses a collection of historical rolling stock which were unique to Hokkaido. The above photo is of the South Entrance to the museum

C12 6 JNR 2-6-2T built in 1933

C12 6 JNR 2-6-2T built in 1933

ED75 501 Prototype built for Hakodate Main Line electrification, the ED76 500s were chosen instead

KiHa27 11 built 1961

Museum Map

DD 16 17

DD 13 611

Snowploughs 1567 built 1950 & 270 built 1944

1923 built Snowblower 601

Roundhouse & Turntable

DD14 323 and DD15 37 with a variety of snow clearing equipiment

ED76 509, C55 50 and KiHa82 1. The buildings just to the left of ED76 509’s train contain the car collection

ED 76 509, a Hokkaido specific sub class with longer bodies for larger water and fuel tanks for the steam heating generator

No 6 Shizuoka, a 1884 built H.K.Porter 2-6-0 from the first batch of locos for the Horonai Railway

Model of the coal loading pier that was located just to the east of the museum

Diorama of the first train over Irifune Viaduct

No 6 Shizuoka

Type I1 First class coach built in 1892 by Hokkaido Tanko Tetsudo Kaisha

C55 50

DE10 503

Post WWII coaching stock behind ED76 509

Ki Ha 82 1 DMU 'Hokkai'

Steam Loco 3, a 1909 H.K.Porter similar to No 6 Shizuoka, brought from a private line in the USA, prepares for a journey

Aboard the short demonstration line

Passenger cars used on the steam trip

DMUs on display, KiHa56 23 at the front

DMU KiHaYuNi25 1 receiving a fresh coat of paint

DE 10 503 & DD51 615

35 years of (slight) progress in snowplough design, 752 on the left a 1980 example compared to 718 from 1944

DD51 615, a case of the missing 5s

Interior of Dining Car KiShi 80 34

Steam Loco 3 running around train

Steam Loco 3 returning