Hawaii Island’s railway era spanned just the first few decades of the 20th century, but they were some of the most formative years in our island’s modern history. ADVERTISING Hawaii Island’s railway era spanned just the first few decades of
Hawaii Island’s railway era spanned just the first few decades of the 20th century, but they were some of the most formative years in our island’s modern history.
Built primarily to meet the transportation needs of East Hawaii’s sugar plantations, what began as the Hilo Railroad and ended as the Hawaii Consolidated Railway was the most expensive railroad in the world for its time — and it took the devastating tsunami of 1946 to bring it to its knees.
From 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, former railway man Uncle Roy Wilson recounts memories of these times and events at Lyman Museum, 276 Haili St., in Hilo.
Admission is free for museum members; $3 for nonmembers.
Info: 935-5021, www.lymanmuseum.org.
