The rocking and bumping one had to put up with in the hot, noisy, crowded trains of a few decades ago have given way to all-electric trains that are smooth, sparkling, quiet, and clean.
這個浪漫的畫面，在民國六十八年鐵路電氣化後已然「絕版」此間。鐵路電氣化後，改用電力機車，起動快而平穩，且全無「火氣」﹘﹘沒有黑煙，也沒有噪音。火車穿過山洞時，乾淨無聲，不像以往灰煙滿臉。