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Laupahoehoe Train Museum

  • Address: Hwy. 19, Laupahoehoe, HI | Map It
  • Phone: 808/962-6300

Fodor's Review:

Behind the stone-loading platform of the once-famous Hilo Railroad, constructed around the turn of the 20th century, the former manager's house is a poignant reminder of the era when sugar was the local cash crop. The railroad, used to transport sugar from the plantations to the port, was one of the most expensive built in its time. It was washed away by the 1946 tsunami. Today one of the old engines is running again on a short Y-track at the museum.

  • Cost: $3
  • Open: Weekdays 9-4:30, weekends 10-2
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