"You are wondering how the story of a railroad can be that interesting. Well, we're not going to tell the story in terms of the electrification of the railways, electricity replacing coal and diesel power. We're not going to talk about how comfortable and air-conditioned most trains are, though they are.
今年剛好是我國鐵路一百周年紀念，火車動力從燃煤、燒柴油，而今已走上電氣化；行車設施由簡單的木造車廂，而鋼鐵化、空氣調節化，內部設施豪華舒適；鐵路網並已遍及全台，包括縱貫鐵路、北迴鐵路，和興建中的南迴鐵路等。