Narrow Gauge Railroads of Hawaii
Common Carrier Railroads.
Ahukini Terminal & Railway Company.
30in Gauge.
Elele to Ahukini to Anahola, Island of Kauai. 1921 - 1934
Hawaiian Railroad Company.
36in Gauge.
Island of Hawai'i.
Kahului Railway .
36in Gauge.
Island of Maui.
Kauai Railway Company.
30in Gauge.
Elele to Port Allen, Island of Kauai. 1906 - 1933
Ko'olau Railway.
36in Gauge. Projected to connect Heeia with the Oahu Ry at Kahuka. Only reached Kahana, 10 miles away. The line purchased was purchased by the Kahuka Plantation in 1931 and common carrier status abandoned in 1932. Operated as an extension of the plantation operation until 1954.
Kahuku to Kahana, Island of Oahu. 1905 - 1932
Oahu Railway & Land Company.
36in Gauge. Constructed by Benjamin Dillingham initially to service the developing community around Pearl City. In 1892 the line connected to the sugar mill in Ewa and would be extended to Kahuku by 1899. During WWII the OR&L served as a vital link in U.S. Naval operations on the island. Common carrier operations ceased in 1947. Trackage around Honolulu harbor remained in operation under the name Oahu Railway until 1971.
Honolulu to Kahuku, Island of Oahu. 1889 - 1971
Logging Railroads.
Hawaiian Mahogany Company.
36in Gauge.
Hilo, Island of Hawaii.
Mining Railroads.
Halawa Quarry.
Unknown Gauge.
Honolulu, Island of Oahu.
Mo’ili’ili Quarry.
Unknown Gauge.
Honolulu, Island of Oahu.
Nanakuli Quarry.
Unknown Gauge.
Nanakuli, Island of Oahu.
Industrial Railroads.
Eleele Plantation.
30in Gauge.
Eleele, Island of Kaua'i. 1898 - 1904
Grove Farm Company Ltd.
30in Gauge.
Island of Kaua'i. 1895 - 1957
Hanamaulu Sugar Plantation.
30in Gauge.
Hanamaulu, Island of Kaua'i. 1899 - 1900
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
30in Gauge.
Makaweli, Island of Kaua'i. 1895 - 1941
Honolulu Plantation Company.
36in Gauge.
Aiea, Island of Oahu.
Kekaha Sugar Company.
30in Gauge.
Kekaha, Island of Kaua'i. 1884 - 1947
Kekaha Sugar Plantation Company.
24in Gauge.
Kilauea, Island of Kaua'i. 1881 - 1942
Koloa Sugar Company.
30in Gauge.
Koloa, Island of Kaua'i. 1882 - 1948
Lihue Plantation Company.
30in Gauge.
Lihue, Island of Kaua'i. 1892 - 1959
Makee Sugar Company.
30in Gauge.
Kealia, Island of Kaua'i. 1894 - 1934
McBryde Sugar Company.
30in Gauge.
Eleele, Island of Kaua'i. 1899 - 1948
U.S. Navy: Supply Depot Pearl Harbor
36in Gauge. Several short rail lines were operated by the U.S Navy to move fuel and supplies among the facilities in and around Pearl Harbor. After the Oahu Railway & Land Co. was abandoned in December 1947 the Navy purchased and operated trackage between Lualualei, West Loch and Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor, Island of Oahu. 1909 - 1972
Waiahole Water Company.
30in Gauge. Short railroad constructed to lay water lines in the Waiahole Mountains on Oahu. The railroad operated a unique floating wye track to turn their locomotive.
Waimea, Island of Oahu.
Waimea Sugar Mill Company.
30in Gauge.
Waimea, Island of Kaua'i. 1895 - 1940
Waianae Sugar Company.
30in Gauge.
Makaha, Lualualei, and Wai'anae, Island of Oahu. 1880 - 1947
Transit Railroads.
Honolulu Transportation Company.
36in Gauge.
Honolulu, Island of Oahu.
Transit Lines.
No Listings.
Tourist Railroads
Kauai Plantation Railway.
36in Gauge.
Lihue, Island of Kauai. 2007 - Present