"The trains of the past were the products of new technologies, and the design of many carriages followed the fashions of the day. When we look at them today, they are all representative of their time. Without them, how can we explain the history of Taiwan's railways to later generations?" asks Hung Chih-wen.
「早年火車是新科技產物，很多的車廂設計都是當代的流行式樣，今天看來都有時代意義，否則如何向後人交代台灣的鐵路歷史？」