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Over fifty Class C58s were preserved; C58 239 and C58 363 are operational among them.
Operational
C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.[3][4] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL GingaJoyful Train in the north east of Japan from 12 April 2014.[5][6]
^東北でＳＬが復活します！～ＳＬ銀河鉄道（仮称）～ [Steam to return to the Northeast!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
^東北で復活するＳＬによる新しい列車「ＳＬ銀河」 [New "SL Ginga" train using restored steam locomotive in Tohoku] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^""SL銀河"が営業運転を開始" ["SL Ginga" enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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