Like the subject of a tragic epic, the Alishan Forest Railway was loved and cherished during the first three decades after Japanese rule, then gradually forsaken in the following 30 years, only to gain respect once again today.
「嗚∼嗚∼」，彷彿一部悲壯的阿里山史詩，阿里山森林鐵路從日治時代，歷經光復前期 30 年的集眾人寵愛於一身，後 30 年的逐漸冷落，再到今天重受重視。