On the way to my favorite beach I often hear, Toot Toot.
I always wonder where it is coming from. My mom finally took me to visit the main station,
Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad (LKPRR)
There’s a history behind this train. It is located in the town of Lahaina, which used to have a sugar plantation. Rails where used by workers which connect the sugar plantations to the mills but soon it was replaced by trucks. When the sugar cane plantation shut down, the LKPRR was created in 1969 by A.W. “Mac” McKelvy.
LKPRR was developed in order to illustrate Lahaina’s Sugar Cane Plantation history.
The photo below is the actually train currently used.
The train ride is about 6 miles, which follows the historical way when workers haul sugar cane from the plantation fields in Kāʻanapali to the Pioneer Mill in Lahaina.
The train ride is about 40 minutes.
All aboard … but we did not ride the train. Why?
It’s a bit pricey, a common complain we hear at the station.
But no worries, we figured out the path of the train and there’s nothing scenic about it.
Even though we heard many complaints among the visitors, many rode the train. Wh0? mostly fathers and their sons (who love trains). The steam engine and toot toot sounds surely are enticing to ride the LKPRR train.
If you visit Maui and traveling with your kids
who enjoy trains LKPRR is an activity to do with them.
Hope you enjoyed another edition of Sugar’s Golden Tours, Lahaina, Maui, HI
Visit my Golden Tours Page to check out previous posts.
Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR
i just love trains
Stop on by for a visit
Kari
I just love that first photo. I rode on a train once. It was rather cool.
Blessings,
Goose
How cool that you have a train named after you Sugar!
We love YOUR train! Hee-hee! It is very colorful, too. Happy Thursday, Sugar. xoxo
That is so pawesome that the train is named for you!
Oh Sugar my dad is a Train Brain and has been all his life. His passion is O scale and he is a member of a train club. I’ll have to sure to show him your post.
Hugs your BFFF
Madi
My dad has just got into trains and is in the process of building a model base now. Guys sure do like them for some reason.
Such a beautiful picture of you and that train! My Daddy would love to ride on it, but Mommy, not so much.
We have good friends who live in lahaina. Maybe you passed them when you were walking down the street.
Aloha,
Lily Belle & Muffin
Awesome! They named a train after you!
Wow, Sugar, you’re SO brave. I think trains are pretty skeery. All those loud noises and whistles!
I would like it to take a ride with you and all the bloggie-friends with your train… please hold a place for me on the loco ;o)
SUGAR…. they have a TRAIN named fur YOU???? THAT is marvelous. Very pretty cars. I have ridden a train. It was really FUN.
Sugar, we think Maui should make you the official travel dog! So many more people would go visit if they could see you too!
How fun Sugar. I love it and I probably wouldn’t ride it. Now a dinner train is another story entirely. Those are great fun.
Have a woof woof day Sugar. My best to your wonderful mom. 🙂
You should have been given a free ride Sugar, after all the train is practically named after you!
Very cool 🙂 A train named after you!
I have been on a train once, not my thing Sugar, it was a toooo weird sensation and had me sitting stock still for the whole journey, but thanks for showing us .. woof
Wow, what a nice looking train! Thanks for sharing, Sugar!
xoxo
Marquie, Lassie & Petal
It is a pretty train.
Did you taste some sugar cane?
Benny & Lily
That’s a cool looking train to have named after you Sugar!
Great train Sugar, Have a terrific Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
that train is sooooooooooo cool!
We love trains. How fun it is to see a cool looking train like this.
LOVE that first pic in front of the Sugar Caine Train!
I think you should have gotten a ride just because i’t’s named after you, Sugar! But sometimes I think it’s fun to keep your feet on the ground because that way you don’t miss things! 🙂
Hey Sugar, Jet here.
How cool to have a whole train share your moniker! (VBP) Who needs a plantation producing sugar when all they have to do is look at you?????
Thanks for sharing another stop along the tour. 🙂
Fun, do they allow dogs on the train? I was on one when we lived in Germany but it wasn’t a special fun train.
Cool train, Sugar! Hope you’re having happy days!
Nice picture, but doggies should be able to ride for free!
It would definitely be a stop for us. Mom (not Dad, oddly enough) loves trains!
Sam
I’ll bet that toot from the train hurt your ears! Mom says it is cool to ride on one though.
Lovies, Miss Mindy
We have the Florida Railroad Museum not far from here …It’s very popular with railroading buffs, and offers 13 mile round trips every Saturday and Sunday at reasonable prices. If anyone is in SW Florida and wants to take a train ride check out.
It’s cool that they’ve maintained the history and the train. I think a train would have been a bit scary…at least for me.
Your pal, Sage
The train is really cool. Is Sugar allowed on it?