Oahu Railway & Land Co. 4-6-0 No. 85
Ewa, Hawaii, United States 		Location: Hawaiian Railway Society
Status: Cosmetic Restoration
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Posted: Jul 2, 2018 @ 18:07:58 by Jeremiah Weil
Does anyone know of the exact date (month & year will be sufficient) that this locomotive was removed from Travel Town?
Posted: Nov 19, 2011 @ 14:11:51 by Doug
I believe that this loco was used in the 1962 movie "The Music Man".
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 @ 22:03:35 by John Goldie
Locomotive was sold to the HRS and is no back on home rails in Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii.
Posted: Jul 28, 2008 @ 14:07:56 by J.D. Marzec
The "Alco-Cooke Construction Number List" indicates that Construction Numbers 48585 and 48586, Road Numbers 85 and 87, were shipped to "Oahu Railway & Land" during November of 1910. Both units were 4-6-0's and had a "Specified" total weight of 67,000 pounds (This is not necessarily the "Actual" total weight).
Posted: Feb 6, 2007 @ 11:02:42 by Jeff robbins
Before returning to Hawaii, this locomotive ran in Griffith Park in Los Angeles pulling a two car consist on a short museum run. The line was called the Crystal Springs and Southwestern and began at Traveltown. When the locomotive failed to pass a boiler inspection, it was placed on static display. The two Hawaiian coaches are still at the museum.
Posted: Dec 26, 2005 @ 19:12:45 by George S.
The "Alco-Cooke Construction Number List" indicates that Construction Numbers 48585 and 48586, Road Numbers 85 and 87, were shipped to "Oahu Railway & Land" during November of 1910. Both units were 4-6-0's and had a "Specified" total weight of 67,000 pounds (This is not necessarily the "Actual" total weight).
Posted: May 1, 2004 @ 14:05:55 by Ed Stabler

#85 burned oil for fuel when in service on the OR&L.

Builder:  Alco-Cooke

Shop #:  48585

Weight:  68,000

Drivers:  43"

Cylinders:  13 X 18

 

Posted: Feb 12, 2003 @ 21:02:35 by Michael J. Phillips
Here is some information on 85 for you. This locomotive was built by A.L.C.O. in 1910 for the Ohau Railway and shipped around the horn to Hawaii. When she was retired there in the early 50`s Gerald M. Best persuaded the Ohau Railway and Navigation Co. to donater her in operating condition to the Traveltown Museum in Los Angeles in Griffith Park. From 1955 until about 1962 she was operated there as the Crystal Springs and Southwestern Railroad. The engine had suffered heavy deterioration during that time and was sadly never repaired. From that time on she sat as just a static display until comming back to Hawaii.