As the weather got warmer, people would go out and take trains to go to other places in Gensokyo. A beach was constructed on the Sanzu River so the railway could have more people taking trains. Ichihiro and Kiyoshi would take these trains to the new beach. Ichihiro was busy on a coastal run when he came across Kiyoshi shunting by the harbor.
"I wish I could take people to the riverside." said Kiyoshi.
Ichihiro assessed the situation and saw that Kiyoshi wanted to do something else other than shunt trucks.
"I'll be busy in the evening, you want to take my next train instead?" asked Ichihiro.
"Oh yes. Thank you." said Kiyoshi.
The train Ichihiro gave to Kiyoshi was a charter train for the youkai that practiced at the Myouren Temple. Even though they were training to become Buddhist monks, they acted like children most of the time.
Kiyoshi took the train and brought them to the beach. By the time they were done, gray clouds began to form.
"I looks like its going to rain." said Byakuren Hijiri.
"I think I can manage." Kiyoshi replied.
When Kiyoshi was passing by the harbor. Shiro shouted out to him.
"Be careful Kiyoshi! There's a storm coming!"
"I'll be careful." Kiyoshi shouted back.
The rain pelted Kiyoshi's cab as they going along the return ride home. Kiyoshi couldn't see very far ahead. But he battled forward and onward to the big station. A small stream that went beside the track had flooded and made a pool of water, shallow enough for the bigger engines to go through it, but deep enough for smaller engines to have trouble. Kiyoshi was wadding his way through when he felt something cold and wet.
"Your fire's gone out." said his driver.
"But how are we going to get through?" said Kiyoshi.
"I promised that I'd take this train home."
The driver checked if the guard had anything to burn. Then the driver had an idea.
"Can I take up some of these floorboards?" asked the driver.
"No, I just swept the floor."
The driver then explained that a rescue engine wouldn't come for a while and the guard finally gave in.
Some of the floorboards were used to build up Kiyoshi's fire again, whilst some were used to keep water out by forming a wall. The water made it hard for Kiyoshi to steam well, but he pressed on. He soon made it to the station, he was out of puff.
"You did it!" his driver congratulated him.
Even the Scarlet Controller was impressed with him.
"I heard about your great effort to battle the elements." she said.
"Your are a really fruitful engine."
