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These shots were filmed minutes ago. We had a huge rain storm last night. Myrtle one of our two beloved narrow gauge steam engines went aground on the last run of the day apparently because of the water soacked ground. No one was hurt. The one and only diesel engine of the Lahaina-Kaanapali & Pacific was sent to help pull her back on the tracks. She got snagged also. One of the crew told me "Exclusively" for the Forum, "that they hoped to have the railroad running by tomorrow". Don

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hi Don:  "Cute" little engines, although I hate to use that word when it comes to railroading.  Just wondering if either engine was "indigenous" to Hawaii from when there was some railroading there.  So are you now going to become involved with the operation there as you were in Calif?  I had lots of experience with museum or tourist type operations in my younger days, back with the former East Troy Trolley Museum in Wisc.  Great memories, and motoring those big interurban cars on weekends was my form of relaxation; my golf game, my fishing trip, etc. 

 

Of course, we're all still counting on you to re-do the Western Extension of The Milwaukee Road, once again, so we can see more movies, photos and stories of the project.

 

Paul Fischer

Roger, you know where the Kaanapali Station is, well we are up the road from the station on Kaanapali Hillside. 

It's three ft gauge:

"No. 3 Myrtle: produced as a sister engine to No. 1, the No. 3 is also a three-foot narrow gauge 2-4-0 steam locomotive produced by H.K. Porter, Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February 1943 for the Carbon Limestone Company.[3] The LKPRR similarly altered the appearance of this engine, but gave it a slightly more modern appearance, representative of a typical oil-burning engine from the early 20th century. As such, it has a steel cab, whaleback tender, small headlight modeled on an electric prototype, and darker color scheme. The No. 3's design, name and number were inspired by a historic sugar cane engine built in 1900 for the Hawaii Railroad and retired in 1945."

I like the look of "Myrtle" a little more than old 1.

Don

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I personally like the look of #1 more. I remember reading that these engines served on the mainland doing ??? and when rebuilt for service in Hawaii, ran test trips on the East Broad Top. Another thing I remember reading is that they were originally 2-4-2s and the Hawaii tourist operation removed the trailing truck after they proved prone to derailments.  Not so sure how accurate that is but maybe someone else has more accurate info. 

 

One of the engines (Myrtle I believe) also sustained damage from a run in with a truck not very long ago - perhaps 5 years or so ago. 

They were sister engines built by Porter in 1943. Both were built for a Limestone mine. They were 0-4-0 tank engines as built. The railroads third steam engine is the only one that was built for operation in Hawaii. It's #5 and a 0-6-2 tank engine. It's waiting restoration.

The only diesel is Plymouth #45. She takes over when the steamers are in for repairs.  

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