Ok another silly question ... does hawaii have any railroads on it?

Question

I say this because I've never seen none in pictures or anything that I can remember ... aloha! all aboard an book'em dano! lol

Answer 1

yes they do! i say this cuz i have been on one...when i was little we stayed in hawaii at this place that had a craft/activity/field trip program for the kids to do stuff while the parents got a moment of silence. we went to a sugar cane field and rode through it on the sugar can train! it was so cool! they also gave us the delicious fresh cane from the fields as a treat while on the train. it was really fun and very memorable :)

Answer 2

I'm sure they do, but I really don't know as I've never been to Hawaii. But it's always a pleasure to answer another one of your questions.

Answer 3

They used to have several small railroads, the type that would be called "shortlines" today.  They were designed to haul sugar cane, and they also hauled some general freight and passengers in their time.  Today there are at  least two, maybe three of these old short railroads still in use giving rides to tourists.  Because the islands are so small, and most of the population can be reached by boat, railroads never really found a purpose on the islands.  Only on the island of Sodor, I guess.

Kent in SD

Answer 4

yes there is but non that go to the main land.

Answer 5

Yes indeed.

The LaHaina and Kaanapali Pacific narrow gage (probably 2 feet if I remember correctly) runs between the two places on the Island of Maui.

It is the last vestige of the sugar cane hauling raildroad that operated there, though the distance it runs today is far shorter, but still steam powered.  It doesn't run year round, however.

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Da yes.

Answer 8

Yes, I know there is one in Maui but don't know much about it.

However, I was stationed for 10 years in Hawaii and did volunteer work at the Hawaii railroad historical society. They keep and restore all the old sugar cane trains at a facility just outside the old Barbers Point Naval Air Station. Many of these trains were also used to transport shipyard workers to Pearl Harbor during WW2 as well as other military uses.

The society has restored much of the old rail line and occasionally runs tourist trips on a short section of the line.

Here is a great link!!      ALOHA

http://www.hawaiianrailway.com/

Answer 9

I am curious, why do you ask alot of questions about trains!? I don't have a problem with it. I think it's cool. But just wondering.

Answer 10

that's funny...I dont think so, but I cant assure it