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Waimanalo Sugar Co. “Olomana”
Hawaii | 1883 | only one produced
In the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
In the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Derek Ramsey

The “Olomana” is a small tank locomotive shipped to Hawaii from Baldwin in 1883 and used by the Waimanalo Sugar Co. to haul sugar cane from the plantations to the refinery. It is generally considered the third self-propelled vehicle in Hawaii. It had the wheel arrangement 0-4-2T and a saddle tank. The initially coal-fired locomotive was converted to oil-firing in 1928 after an unsuccessful attempt to use sugar cane as fuel. In 1944 it and its sisters were retired and replaced with trucks.

The locomotive only became famous after it returned to the US mainland in 1948. It came to Hollywood and was used on the private Grizzly Flats Railroad. In 1952 and 1953 it was first restored and converted to wood firing. In the following time it was operated several times by Walt Disney and influenced him noticeably. In 1977 it was donated to the Smithsonian Museum, from where it came to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg in 1999.

General
Built1883
ManufacturerBaldwin
Axle config0-4-2ST 
Gauge3 ft (Three feet)
Dimensions and Weights
Service weight18,000 lbs
Fuel capacityoil
Boiler
Power Plant
Driver diameter24 in
Boiler pressure140 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 7 x 10 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power75 hp (56 kW)
Optimal speed20 mph
Starting effort2,430 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
tank locomotive
freight
switcher
narrow gauge
last changed: 07/2023
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