'On The Rails at Home ? '
A private, quite literally "Backyard Operation" runs Kilauea Plantation wheels on 2' gauge trackage for 130 ft. in Wailua homesteads. The 'Hans' crafted 'PUSH cart' got to be too much work on the slight grade and has since been powered with a lawn mower drive system. Karen & Hans Hellriegel have been supporting the trains for years with custom grown fuel for the German Locomotive 'PAULO', I call the home grown wood "Paulo's ethnic food".
'Kauai Plantation Railway'
Newly introduced 36" gauge tracks at Kilohana were created as the Kauai Plantation Railway*. They have about 2.4 miles in a looping affair that yields multiple length rides for their visitor attractions, Boone Morrison did a great job of designing for flexibility.
* Note: Kauai had no 36" gauge railway, this equipment is new to the island. Trains never operated as presented, an 'old building' is now a Depot. The "Kalakaua Car" exists on Maui and is owned by the A & B Sugar Museum. Built in 1882, King David rode it in 1883 on the Big Island! (Sadly not on public display due to lack of funding)
The historic 'Kauai Railway' was 30" gauge and on the west side of the Island.
As a Side note :
Grove Farm shops have several 3 foot gauge serpentine spoke wheel sets ( 2 loaned to KPRy ) as well as 70, 80 and 90 pound rail lengths ... none of which were normally used for operations here ! Perhaps a 'War time' transfer... "Rail is rail!"... Huh ?
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