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Oahu Railway and Land Company

1889 establishments in Hawaii1947 disestablishments in Hawaii3 ft gauge railways in the United StatesDefunct Hawaii railroadsFormer Class I railroads in the United States
Historic American Engineering Record in HawaiiNarrow gauge railroads in HawaiiRail infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places in HawaiiRailway companies disestablished in 1947Railway companies established in 1889Railway lines on the National Register of Historic PlacesTransportation in Honolulu County, HawaiiUse mdy dates from June 2021
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The Oahu Railway and Land Company, or OR&L, was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge common carrier railway that served much of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and was the largest narrow gauge class one common carrier in the U.S, until its dissolution in 1947.

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Oahu Railway and Land Company
Hamana Street, Waipahu Ho‘opili

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Hamana Street
96706 Waipahu, Ho‘opili
Hawaii, United States
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