Hokkaido Town Keeps Its Steam Railway Heritage Alive

The whistle of a steam locomotive still echoes through the mountains of Engaru in northeastern Hokkaido, where the historic Amemiya No. 21 continues to run through a region once sustained by forestry. More than 90% of Engaru is covered by forest, and the Maruseppu district prospered through the timber industry. Steam locomotives once hauled felled trees along a network of forest railways, and one…