Kaanapali Station, Ka'anapali, Maui HI
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N 20° 55.614 W 156° 41.380
4Q E 740275 N 2315788
Use the service road off of Kualapa Loop.
Waymark Code: WMNTYW
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2015
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Until 2014, a tourist train ran between Lahaina and Puukolii four times a day. The following text is from posters still on site in 2015.
The first train used in West Maui for sugar cane production began operating around 1890 and continued until around 1950. The trains hauled tons of raw sugar cane which was hand cut by cane workers, then taken to the mill to be processed. The sugar cane train was retired when motorized trucks and mechanical claws proved more efficient and cost effective.
It wasn't until 1969 that the sugar cane train had new life breathed into it by A. W. "Mac" McKelvy, who got together with the Makai Corporation and created the Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific Railroad. Better known as "The Sugar Cane Train", opening day ceremonies took place in 1970. After only a little over two years, the Makai Corporation closed down the train due to operational problems and was ultimately sold to Kyle Railroads.
President Willis B. Kyle shared Mac McKelvy's passion for trains and believed in the project. Under his guidance and railroad manager, Cecile Smith, America's first woman railroad general manager, the line prospered and grew in popularity.
Since 1970, the Sugar Cane Train has attracted over 10 million visitors from around the world. They come to ride it's King Kalakaua-era passenger cars and help keep alive the romance of an era gone by. Although there is no longer sugar cane being grown in West Maui, the Sugar Cane Train remains as a reminder of an important chapter of Maui's sugar cane history.
Today the Sugar Cane Train is in its 30th year of operation and continues to grow with West Maui. As you can see, we have created a meeting and reception facility here at the Kaanapali Station to host your party or gathering. You can even get married on the train!