"Conveying the beauty of the mountain line through photographs and people's recollections will never be as persuasive as taking someone on an actual train ride," says Lai Te-hsiang, a member of the Railway Cultural Society who has a special fondness for the Mountain Line.
「如果將來只能用照片跟後人說山線有多美，總不如讓他實際走一遭有說服力」，對山線情有獨鍾的鐵道文化協會會員賴德湘說。