Private company
Kauai Railway
Defunct railroad on the island of Kauaʻi
The Kauai Railway is a former narrow gauge railway company in Hawaii, United States. It was created 1906 and operated a 30-kilometre (19 mi) long railroad line with 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge track from Port Allen, to Kōloa and Kalāheo on the south coast of the island of Kauaʻi. It did not have a connection to the other common carrier railway on the island, the Ahukini Terminal and Railway, although both were built to the same track gauge.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Kauai Railway is a former narrow gauge railway company in Hawaii, United States. It was created 1906 and operated a 30-kilometre (19 mi) long railroad line with 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge track from Port Allen, to Kōloa and Kalāheo on the south coast of the island of Kauaʻi. It did not have a connection to the other common carrier railway on the island, the Ahukini Terminal and Railway, although both were built to the same track gauge. Almost all railway trackage on Kauai was connected together due to an agreement with the U.S. Government to interconnect the common carriers and sugarcane plantation railways. The government imposed this as a condition before they would agree to improve the port of Nāwiliwili for oceangoing ships. The line was opened 1907. In 1936 the company name was changed to the Kauai Terminal Company. The last train ran 1947, with rail operations replaced by trucks. The company continues to exist as the present-day Kauai Commercial Company.2
Timeline
- 1906Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaKauai Railway
- WikidataQ1736964
Sources
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- 1WikidataKauai Railway on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKauai Railway on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsKauai Railway photo by Adam Foster, CC BY 2.0