"Regrettably, there was a lack of cultural resources and no concept of preserving the railroad at that time, and a golden opportunity was missed. The subsequent opening of the highway and degradation of land weakened the competitiveness of this leisurely mountain railway, planting the seeds of today's intractable crisis," laments Railway Cultural Society director Su Chao-hsu.
「可惜當時缺乏文化資產和保存鐵道的觀念，錯過了黃金時機，任由其後公路開發、國土破壞，弱化了這條登山休閒鐵道的競爭力，種下今天無可挽救的危機，」鐵道文化協會理事蘇昭旭說。