Operating these preserved vehicles in the city outskirts including the Tokaido Line was planned, and from the opening day of the museum to 1974, the 'SL (steam locomotive) Sirasagi-go' pulled by the C62 or C61 type ran between Kyoto Station and Himeji Station during the tourist season.
この保存機を用いて東海道本線など都市近郊での運転実施が計画され、開館直後から1974年までC62形やC61形を用いた「SL白鷺号」が京都駅-姫路駅間に行楽シーズンに運行されている。