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The Class C57 is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1937 to 1947.A total of 201 Class C57 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima . Another 14 Class C57 locomotives were built for export to Taiwan in 1942 and 1953.
The class was withdrawn from regular passenger service in December 1975.
C57 180 was restored to working order by JR East, and hauls special event trains on JR East lines mainly between Niigata, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Kōriyama.