Mule Drawn Hawaiian Tramways 1888 -1903
Animal drawn transportation required animal care, feeding and rest. Electric energy became a more efficient method than mules.
HRT&L Electric Trolley Cars
August 31, 1901 the Dynamos started
producing electricity for a new era.
Iron wheeled trolleys could not navigate steep hills and required expensive effort to change or add routes. The rubber tired buses became more versatile.
Trolley Buses replaced the rail bound trolleys in the 40's
The rubber tires made the ride smoother than the rails, but if the driver missed a turn and got off the route
where the wires were a tow truck had to be called.
This info excerpted from the book Streetcar Days in Honolulu by MacKinnon Simpson & John Brizdle
From a book called SUGAR TOWN by: "Scotch" Kurisu
NOTE: The tracks are of two different guages and the train looks like a truck!
What was it like to be a traveler long ago?
