Hsu Hsing-fa, who retired in April from his post as chief of the Hualien Maintenance Section, recalls that many railcars were still war-damaged in the period after Japan's defeat. Train passengers often had to ride in open-top freight cars, bringing along a rock from the station to sit on.
今年四月剛退休的花蓮機務段段長徐興發記得，台灣剛光復時，許多車廂都被炸壞，當時乘客坐在敞篷的貨車上，還要「自備座位」，在車站拿個石頭上去坐。