Railway enthusiast accused of chainsawing tree over tracks to get ‘good photo’铁路爱好者被指控用电锯锯断铁轨上的树木以拍摄“好照片”
Hokkaido police have arrested a 23-year-old man after he allegedly used a chainsaw to fell a tree to get a better photograph of a scenic train
HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a 23-year-old man after he allegedly used a chainsaw to fell a tree onto railway cables in eastern part of the prefecture simply to get a better photograph of a scenic train, reports STV News (Oct. 14).
Kodai Watanabe, a resident of Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture was arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of endangering railway traffic.
According to police, on September 30, Watanabe trespassed onto JR Senmo Line property in the town of Kushiro and used a chainsaw to chop down a tree. The felled tree subsequently struck and snagged a railway communication cable.
Upon his arrest, the suspect fully admitted to the allegations.
“There is no mistake that I cut a tree along the tracks with a chainsaw and knocked it down, catching the cable,” Watanabe told investigators.
According to investigative sources, Watanabe’s reckless actions were driven by an obsession to capture the perfect shot of the “Yuhino Norokko-go” (Sunset Norokko) sightseeing train.
“The weather was great, and it was my last chance to shoot the train,” Watanabe was quoted as saying. “I wanted to take a good photo. I wanted to improve the conditions, even just a little bit, so I cut the tree with a chainsaw.”
Railway photography enthusiasts have been flocking to the JR Senmo Line in droves since August, when the railway operator announced the upcoming final run of the popular Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko-go train.
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北海道（TR）——据STV新闻（10月14日）报道，北海道警方逮捕了一名23岁男子，该男子涉嫌使用电锯砍倒该县东部铁路电缆上的树木，仅仅是为了更好地拍摄风景优美的火车照片。
神奈川县相模原市居民渡边幸大因涉嫌危害铁路交通被捕并移送检察机关。
据警方称，9月30日，渡边擅自闯入钏路町的JR千茂线铁路用地，并用电锯砍倒了一棵树。倒下的树木随后撞断并缠住了铁路通讯电缆。
嫌疑人被捕后，对所有指控供认不讳。
渡边告诉调查人员：“毫无疑问，我用电锯砍倒了铁轨旁的一棵树，导致树倒下，电缆被缠住了。”
据调查人员透露，渡边鲁莽行事的动机是痴迷于拍摄“夕阳观光列车”的完美照片。
“天气很好，而且这是我最后一次拍摄火车的机会，”渡边说道。“我想拍一张好照片。我想改善一下拍摄条件，哪怕只是一点点，所以我用电锯把树锯断了。”
自 JR 8 月宣布即将举行人气列车钏路车源号的最后一次运行以来，铁路摄影爱好者们就蜂拥而至 JR 千茂线。
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