Honolulu Day Five: Trains
Timing, it's said, is everything. The
Hawaiian Railway Society runs trains on Sunday afternoons, the first one ending just in time to drive back to the airport and catch our homeward flight. They do a 90-minute run out to Kahe point and back, with a short break at the end for switching sides and taking pictures, with historical and descriptive narration the whole way.
| During the break at the point, the train crew comes down both sides and will take your picture with your own camera |  |
| We were sitting in the last car, because of the volume of the train whistle, which meant that we actually were in the front of the train on the way back. Didn't stop Max from falling asleep (his first afternoon nap in ages), but it was kind of fun. |  |
| Here's the vista at the end of the run |  |
Here are a few of the trains in their yard; we didn't have a lot of time to walk around, but the ride goes right past it, so I got some pictures that way, too.
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| This Parlor car runs once a month, and can be chartered for special events. It goes back to the founder of the line, J. Dillingham. The two engines below also go back to the late 1800s when the rail line was built as a sugar transport system. Kauila was the first engine to run the line, actually. |  |
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