I could see this story left a deep impression. Here, you can escape into a different world, where bird song drowns the noise of distant traffic, and wetland grasses and reeds quiver from hidden marsh residents. Against the backdrop of Olomana and the Ko'olau Mountains, the vast wetland area of Kawainui Marsh stretches far into the distance. Among the many species of wildlife inhabiting this ecosystem, the Hawaiian moorhens, mallard ducks and turtles are easily seen from the levee, a flat mile-long track for little people to ride along. Grownups may listen to the history of the railway from the time when 47 sugar plantations had private railway systems and railway signs were handwritten in Hawaiian.
Kids get to enjoy a form of transport that's rare in Hawai'i.
Sites of interest are pointed out along the way. On weekdays, the train is available for charter for groups of 30 or more. The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co .