I remember it well. It was July 16, 1988, a vibrant, rau- caus summer night. It was the farewell journey of the Tanshui Railway Line. The train reluctantly set off from Tanshui Station amid the clamor of teeming passengers and well-wishers, heading toward the other stations on the line, filling the crowd with nostalgia and fond memories as it made its last trip.
記得那是 1988 年 7 月 16 日，一個熱鬧喧囂的夏夜，北淡線鐵路最後一班列車，在眾多旅客與歡送者的喧鬧簇擁下，依依不捨地駛離淡水站，向著沿途每個充滿滄桑與美好回憶的火車站，做最後的回顧巡禮。