And when the railways were finally taken out of service, the Taiwan Forestry Bureau (TFB) sold off the old sleepers, and from the proceeds not only was able to recoup the cost of dismantling the railways, but was also left with a tidy sum for its own coffers.
直到鐵道退役拆除，林務局將舊枕木出售，所得營利分給拆除業者後，還淨賺一筆。