International Railroad Discussion > Taiwan's Alishan Forest Railway in 2013

August 2013 Taiwan

Locomotives resting at the Chiayi City Garage Park
Shays 25 and 26 appear to be operational.
https://goo.gl/maps/lgk4C


Fenqihu track and tarp covered equipment.
Because of damage sustained during a 2009 typhoon, the railroad's small passenger trains only run halfway up the mountain to the station at Fenqihu.
The Alishan Station at the top is no longer accessible from Chiayi.

I am not sure what was beneath the blue and white tarps, but I suspected they concealed some damaged rolling stock.
This antique railway with its link and pin couplers has had several fatal incidents and a hit from Typhoon Morakot that threatens its existence.

The Alishan Forest Railway and the images of its small red trains passing beneath blossoming fruit trees is a common image on area produce packages.

Chiayi City Garage Park Turntable

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Do you have any roster shots of the Shays?