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I do not have anything. There was a book published www.amazon.com/This-Train-Bound-Glory-Americas/dp/0817012842 and the author, Wilma Taylor, was the expert on Chapel Cars.

I shot that. We called it Waltz of the Cog Trains. There was one cameraman, me, Fortunately there were a lot of trains and time to move my position. Finally, I used "match action" editing to have it look like there were multiple cameramen. It was great fun. Some years later, they lengthened the siding at Windy Point so both sections of a train would fit simultaneously. So this complex maneuver was no longer necessary and the railroad asked me to replace it with the simple passing of trains, not nearly as interesting.

With Lahaina badly burned and most of the historic town mostly destroyed, the train is one of the very last historic treasures still standing thanks to the fact that the engines Anaka and Myrtle live in Kaanapali and were out of the fire's path as was the Trestle. With that being said, the locals will most likely want to keep the train, and will probably fight to hold onto one of the last historic treasures that was spared from the horrible fire.

@@Chris9017 So the whole railroad and the locomotives have survived there.

@@nathancorcoran5347 Most likely the section from Kaanapali to just passed the trestle along with all the equipment are the pieces that survived. The section in Lahaina along with the Lahaina Depot and turntable were all destroyed.

@@Chris9017 Are they planning on building new replicas of both the station and turntable?

@@nathancorcoran5347 No idea unfortunately.

Thank you for your kind words about the music. Claude

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I heard they are selling the locomotives and going to take it apart to make it into a hotel.

@@legotech7268Actually they are rebuilding the railroad back in operational service again with a opening of full operations on their entire system.

@@legotech7268and keeping their old locomotives there for service.

@@nathancorcoran5347 why then has the track continued to rot.

@@legotech7268They are currently in the process of removing the old tracks with new ones to keep the railroad running again sometime in the future.

They are both out of service but I don't know where they physically are located.

@@trainclaude there is one at the Cumbers & Toltec that has returned to life.

It was on DVD but has not been available for many years. Maybe you can find a used one through an amazon.com search.

Agreed. Steam loco No. 4 last ran in scheduled revenue service in 1959. It was used as a steam source for melting ice in 1964. It was put back into service for excursions in the mid-1980s which is when I shot this video. It is out of service now because the complete $100 million rebuild of the railroad in 2017-2019 included a change in the the type of rack rail along the entire line. The steam loco cog gear would have to change to match the new rack rail as well as its mounting (probably). The railroad has talked about doing this but it is very low priority. Last I heard, the loco is on display at Williams, Arizona, the southern end of the Grand Canyon Railroad. The matching steam coach was in Pueblo, Colorado. The other problem would be schedule. The newly rebuilt railroad will carry twice as many passengers as the old railroad so track time will be tighter. When I rode steam excursions in the 1980s and 1990s, they were always on an Autumn weekday when track time was plentiful. I remember one trip when we just stopped on the mainline, got out and had a picnic in a meadow next to the railroad! I doubt that will ever happen again.

The music is from a Hollywood composer and he created the music track in the late 1980s so you are very close!

Amen. It was such a well-run operation under previous owner. I never saw it in person but used to socialize with Gary Getman at TRAIN conventions when Gary was in charge at the LK&P. I had several friends with the LK&P. Now I am sorry I never went in person.

Well at least the railroad is currently getting work on back to service again. So there is no RIP.

To be honest.

When the conductors tell this story, they are talking to a train full of families so they cleaned up the phrase. This video was primarily sold by the conductors on the train. You are absolutely correct, the original phrase was more "colorful."

I figured. I received this video after my trip in 1993. As I've grown I've become more interested in local history as a native born Coloradoan. The caliber of many people who were here in 1891 is fascinating. Most of whom were not wealthy vacationing Easterners and European but the people who had the mettle to survive beyond the Mississippi in the worst conditions imaginable.

Sadly, the railway was sold off as developers bought the land along the right of way. The engine and tracks are to be sold; though idk who and what is sold. I just hope that wherever these engines and equipment goes, that they’ll be put to good use elsewhere.

@@exempligratia101 if I remember correctly, there is a railroad museum elsewhere in the Hawaiian islands that has train trips using narrow gauge diesels although they don’t have any operating steam locomotives at the moment. They have steam engines on display and I suppose it’s possible that the old sugarcane train locomotives, and rollingstock might go there. Honestly, I hope that they remain in the Hawaiian islands as long as they can get restored back to service because while I have never been to Hawaii, I do think that it is quite a shame that those pieces of history aren’t able to contribute to the preservation of their State history. If I had to choose what would happen to them, I would have that they would be restored elsewhere in Hawaii, or at the very least I hope that they end up in safe hands.

Actually guys they are currently getting the railroad back in service.

@@nathancorcoran5347 where did you learn this?

@@lucasquintanilla1673 By various news about the railroad.

You are welcome. Glad to hear of your adventure.

Hi Mandy. This was taped in 1991 which when the railroad was prosperous and well run. That it is not the case now. It is more run down than well run. Assuming it is even running anymore, it is not the railroad that this tape remembers.

Glad you liked it. After I retired I decided to slowly post some of the best still photos I have taken. I have hiked much of the Colorado Midland grade and photos are posted on my Facebook page named "Tracking Claude's Trains." The earliest post is titled "Colorado Midland Rwy, Hagerman Tunnel East Portal." There are two more posts covering the area Manitou to Cripple Creek and Hartsel to Leadville. I intend to post one more group of photos sometime in the next few months, It will cover Hagerman Tunnel West Portal to Basalt. I also post photos of other railroads you might like. You might try this link to get to this page: facebook.com/Tracking-Claudes-Trains-105019301280081.

You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I bought the copyright so am unsure of the date of the earliest footage. I shot all the footage with Fall color which was shot in 1991. I am almost certain that turntable bridge was still in place in 1991.

@@trainclaude - Thank you very much, Claude. I am still trying to track down all the dates and history for this unusual piece of narrow gauge history.

I understand that years ago, oxygen was carried on the train. I heard they stopped when changes in the law would require that each train have nurse on board to administer the oxygen. I do not know if this is true or not.