Re: Mahukona to Kapa'a on the Hawaiian Railroad

I registered to bid on this, and was blown out of the bidding fairly early. Word is, was bought by a son or nephew with “house money” for $187K. www.steamlocomotive.com lists John Bothwell as owner.

Steve

Brian Norden Wrote:
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> Todd,
> The building says "Hawaii Railway Co. Ltd." --
> not Hawaiian Railroad. All my books on Hawaii are
> packed up otherwise I'd check there.
>
> By the way there are two locomotives and a car or
> two from the railroad here on the mainland.
>
> 2-4-2 #5 built in 1925 is now in Connecticut.
>
> An older locomotive and one or two cars were owned
> by Mr. Lindley Bothwell whose collection of
> various vehicles was auctioned off in 2017 by his
> estate and widow. These appeared in the
> background as an elevated train in the movie
> musical "Hello Dolly." After the auction I do not
> have any information about the current owner.
>
> Brian Norden