This Vintage Train in Hawaii Takes You Along a Stunning Coastline With Mountain Views-and an Ice Cream Layover, Too

"As the society's website explains, since its founding in the 1970s, it's been able to get the remaining stretch of track on Oahu on the State and National Registers of Historic Sites and has restored a remarkable 6.5 miles of the track. (And it is working to restore even more.) It has preserved three vintage diesel locomotives that are fully operational, and while it's also restored several more steam locomotives that may not be operational, visitors can still check them out in the train depot."

"The two-hour ride, which travels between the Ewa Train Depot to Kahe Point, is narrated by a local expert who will teach guests everything they need to know about the train's history, with gorgeous views of the water and the Waianae mountain range along the way. As the nonprofit adds, the train travels at the "lickety-split speed of 15 miles per hour.""

Hawaiian Railway Society preserves the tracks and trains of the original Oahu Railway and Land Company, founded in 1889 by Benjamin Dillingham. Since the 1970s the nonprofit secured remaining track on State and National Registers of Historic Sites and restored 6.5 miles of track while working to restore more. The society has preserved three fully operational vintage diesel locomotives and restored additional steam locomotives on display at the Ewa Train Depot. The two-hour, narrated coastal ride from Ewa Depot to Kahe Point offers water and Waianae mountain views at about 15 miles per hour. Weekend and Wednesday departures operate with a depot museum and gift shop on site.

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