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員林台糖步道

Yuanlin Sugar Railway Trail

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Yuanlin Sugar Railway Trail (員林台糖步道)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
160
Exposure Value
10.9 EV
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The old sugar railway right-of-way curving through the back alleys of western Yuanlin.

Meiji Sugar Company (明治製糖) opened a railway route from Yuanlin to Xihu Sugar Factory (溪湖糖廠) in Xihu in January 1919, laying three rails in two gauges so that state railway rolling stock could run directly onto the line via South Yuanlin Railway Station (南員林車站). In 1952 the line was folded into the North-South Parallel Preparatory Line (南北平行預備線), a strategic reserve assembled from sugar railways to shadow the west coast trunk railway. This line was known by several names over its history, but nowadays it is generally referred to as the Yuanlin Line (員林線). Passenger service ended in 1975 and freight in 1997, leaving the line abandoned for decades. Conversion of the right of way into bikeways began in 2008.

Yuanlin Sugar Railway Trail (員林台糖步道)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
220
Exposure Value
10.9 EV
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3600 × 2400
Many of these decorative elements can be found along the trail.
Entering Yuanlin Sugar Railway Trail (員林台糖步道)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
28.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
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At a major crossing exiting the city.
Along Yuanlin Sugar Railway Trail (員林台糖步道)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
14.7 EV
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3600 × 2400
Traces of the old sugar railway network on the outskirts of Yuanlin.

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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.