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.

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

A statue where you can feel the importance of railways in Shintoku Town

Original Text

It is a statue built in front of Shintoku Station. You can see it by reading the explanation board, but friends living in Shintoku Town can also feel the importance of the history of railways in the area.

It's a dynamic image that looks great in photography.

Original Text

When you leave Shintoku Station, this statue is quietly installed on the right side of the rotary and on the opposite side of the Yajirobee Tower. It seems that it prospered as a key point of the railway, and the appearance of an assistant engineer holding a coal throwing scoop and being active in the operation of the locomotive is reproduced with a dynamic design. It's a very nice work, so I think it's a statue suitable for commemorative photography.