Following the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido received 25 locomotives, JR East received 29, JR Central received 4 , JR West received 63, JR Kyushu received one locomotive, and JR Freight received 137 [REF].
, 29 locomotives remained in operation, including 17 locomotives operated by JR Freight, four by JR East, and eight by JR West [REF].