| Because of the mood while traveling in such outmoded passenger cars along with its long running distance, this line attracted the attention of railway enthusiasts, or so-called 'Noritetsu,' and books describing the memories of boarding were written by travel writers such as Shunzo MIYAWAKI and Naoki TANEMURA. |
その旧型客車の旅愁と運転区間が相まって、「乗り鉄」とも通称された鉄道旅行派のファンなどから注目される存在となり、宮脇俊三・種村直樹といった紀行作家による乗車記も書かれた。 |