Ifyouareatrainaficionado,youcannotmissOntheTrain—itcapturesfromthebirthtothelastmomentoftherailway,98.2kilometerslongandopenedin1992,crossingsouthernTaiwan.Thevirtueofthisfilmliesinmeetingthepeoplewhohavebeeninvolvedwiththisrailwayandhavingthemrewritethehistoryoftrainsthroughtheirmouth.Thefilmdiligentlycollectsthevividvoicesoftherailwayworkers,includingrailwaydesigners,laborerswhodugtunnelsandlaythetracks,conductors,andtrainattendants.Italsotellsthestoriesofpeoplewhotestifyaboutthechangedsurroundingswiththeconstructionoftherailroad,peoplewhohavemadealivingalongthetracks,trainphotographer,trainresearcher,andtrainpartcollectors.Thisfilmisameaningfulresourceasanomni-directionaloralarchiveontheSouthernRailwayandalsoaself-portraitofTaiwanseenfromatrain.