Stream Train Trips

Any excuse to go to Hawaii is good enough. For train fans, taking the island’s only railway is a unique and historical experience.

The trains were originally used for the sugar plantations, taking the sugar to the boats for transport. There were originally seven private companies on four of the islands. Now there is only a band of Haiwaiian railway volunteers maintaining the railroad on Ohau island.

They have three desiel engines and several different cars, and trips run throughout the week around the year. The journey is 90 minutes long and fully guided.

If you’re going to Hawaii then finding something a little exotic and special is almost a prerequisite for this delightful island.

An old-fashioned steam train passes through the tea plantations here a couple of times a day has become popular as the first tea of the season is being picked by local farmers.

The private Oigawa Railway runs the trains through the tea growing area of Kawate, and in mid May passengers can watch the tea being picked as they wind their way through some magnificant secenery, which makes for great photo opportunities.

The railway enthusiasts society that runs the trains has a collection of five steam locos all lovingly rebuilt and maintained, including a British Dübs Class 2100 0-6-2 tank engine built in 1892 and a Class C56 2-6-0 tender engine from Thailand!

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