Kafu Statue

Fireman is an assistant to the agency.

Original Text

ＪＲ There is a large statue and pedestal of the fireman who made the front part of ＳＬ a monument in front of Shintoku Station. It was once installed by a steam locomotive to convey to posterity the difficulty of the steam locomotive's driving table that crosses the steep Karikatsu Pass from Shintoku. By the way, the Regent Palace that appears on the information board is Emperor Showa.

Fireman is an assistant to the agency.

Original Text

ＪＲ There is a large statue and pedestal of the fireman who made the front part of ＳＬ a monument in front of Shintoku Station. It was once installed by a steam locomotive to convey to posterity the difficulty of the steam locomotive's driving table that crosses the steep Karikatsu Pass from Shintoku. By the way, the Regent Palace that appears on the information board is Emperor Showa.

You can see the hardship of steam locomotives climbing the Ishikatsu line

Original Text

In the past, the Ishikatsu Line was a difficult point for Hokkaido railways. There must have been a fireman's constant hardship to get up the steam locomotive. The statue of the fireman made the hardship a bronze statue. It is in front of Shintoku Station.

You can see the hardship of steam locomotives climbing the Ishikatsu line

Original Text

In the past, the Ishikatsu Line was a difficult point for Hokkaido railways. There must have been a fireman's constant hardship to get up the steam locomotive. The statue of the fireman made the hardship a bronze statue. It is in front of Shintoku Station.

SL era の bitter

Original Text

Thanks to the road improvement, the Karikatsu Pass can be crossed by car, but when the large steam locomotive was introduced, it would have been a delight. I have no chance to imagine that engineers had a hard time in a long tunnel, and that they can access eastern Hokkaido relatively easily and cheaply on air-conditioned airways. Thousands of years later, will it be positioned as equivalent to examining the pre-pottery ruins? It's interesting to see if civilization will be maintained before that. Su