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Hawaiian Railway

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The Hawaiian Railway was formed in 1983 on the island of Oahu when Hawaii Central Railroad and Honolulu and Pacific Railway merged, linking the west and east shores of Oahu in one centralized network across the island. The Hawaiian Railway (HRR) operates a small fleet of second hand locomotives, acquired when the two railroads merged. The main road power of the line are ex-southern high hood GP30's rebuilt to -2 standards as GP30-2's.

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The HRR operates 8 GP30-2's #310-317. In addition to those they operate 8 P32-8's purchased new in the 90's for commuter train service. The locomotives are maintained in a small facility near Ewa Beach, on the west side of the island.

Currently the railroad operates with a mainline and 4 branch lines. The mainline, also known as the Oahu Line, originates from Ewa Beach, heads east towards pearl harbor and in intermodal facilities in southern part of the island. The line then runs down near Honolulu airport, and east into Waikiki. From Waikiki the East Extension heads north on the east side of the island to the north shore, where it meets the Central branch. The Central branch heads north from the west side of Honolulu, also to the north shore where it meets with East Extension. On the west side of the island there is the Shore Line, which heads up the west side of the island.

The main traffic source for the current HRR are commuters in and out of Honolulu, Waikiki, and the airport. In addition to those stops the HRR serves Perl Harbor, the North Shore, Diamond Head, and the University of Hawaii. They still operate freight, but mainly in the form of local intermodal transfers or delivering bulk commodities of perishable goods from the central part of the island to the ports.

The HRR runs commuter trains inbound and outbound on the half hour during peak periods, on the hour on off peak times. There are two daily local starts, the dock job, and the Oahu switcher. The dock job works the intermodal docks bringing containers in and out of the yard throughout their shift. The Oahu switcher works all other local businesses during the night. Perishable trains are called as needed to bring cars to the docks. Normal practice was to work GP30-2's in pairs, with 2 on standby.

Symbols are as follows:
Pxxx - Passenger trains, in 800 series on weekdays, and 1000 series on the weekends
L20- Dock Job, called at 0700 6 days a week
O55- Oahu Switcher, called at 2200 4 M-W-F
X90- extra jobs (numbered from 90-99 as needed)
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Re: Hawaiian Railway

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New to the island are 3 MP36's fresh from the mainland. This will allow the HRR to place two P32-8's into local service and store a pair of GP30-2's for the foreseeable future. The P32-8's may not be ideal for freight service but they should work well on intermodal jobs. The purchases of these MP36's was paid for in part with money from the state and the HART.

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Re: Hawaiian Railway

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And to round out the roster, here is the as delivered P32-8 scheme.

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The absence of two red stripes may be noted, that was the original scheme on the railroad. The only real change had been the addition of the stripes and the modified stripes on the MP36's. The GP30-2's have been repainted since coming to the island while the P32's have not been repainted.
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