When you think of train travel, you don't often think about Hawaii. Yet, if all things go as planned, within a few years there will be a elevated commuter rail line running from points west of Honolulu into Honolulu and ultimately perhaps to Waikiki.
Trains were once quite prevalent in Hawaii during the height of the sugar industry. It was the principal means of getting the cane to the processing plant and to the port for shipping overseas. Today, however, there are only two trains operating in Hawaii, one on Kauai and the Sugar Cane Train on Maui.
Elsewhere in the world, train travel remains a principal means of transportation.
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