Trains of Alishan 阿里山

We arrived at Alishan National Scenic Area (阿里山国家风景区) in a minivan crammed with seven other passengers. Again, thanks to Typhoon Morakot and some sticky bureaucratic issues, the famed Alishan Forest Railway (between Chiayi and Alishan) was shut. However, once up on Alishan, the narrow-guage lines were operating between Alishan Station (阿里山), Shenmu Station (神木) and Zhushan Station (祝山).

Here're some pictures of the narrow-guage railway originally constructed in 1912 for the purpose of logging.

Mom posing with the very handsome locomotive

An all-wood interior adds charm to the train 
running from Shenmu to Alishan

Suggested by our guesthouse host, we trekked
from Alishan to Shenmu and took the train back

Alishan Station. The trains in this photo run between
Alishan and Zhushan for the sunrise tours.