 Though the Temiya factory and railyard were established by now, the stations in Otaru (now Minami-Otaru Station) and Sapporo were still temporary constructs; Asari, Asakawa, and Kotoni Stations were made "flag stops", in the American style.Two steam locomotives were imported from H. K. Porter, Inc along with eight passenger cars from Harlan and Hollingsworth, both American firms.These locomotives, dubbed "Benkei" and "Yoshitsune", were the first of what would later be termed the 7100 series of locomotives.