geschrieben von: JensMerte
Datum: 10.02.13 21:22
geschrieben von: Ruhrtal
Datum: 10.02.13 21:49
geschrieben von: 52 2006
Datum: 10.02.13 21:57
geschrieben von: Carsten Friese
Datum: 11.02.13 00:07
geschrieben von: JensMerte
Datum: 11.02.13 20:09
geschrieben von: 52 2006
Datum: 11.02.13 20:21
geschrieben von: 52 2006
Datum: 12.02.13 08:11
> Do you have any idea where this photo has been taken?
Possibly at Kauai, in Hawaii....
"Eleele had it's own mill, a harbor, later known as Port Allen and an electric railway which transported sugar cane to the mill."
- "Max Schlemmer, Hawaii's King of Laysan Island", Tom E Unger
The Eleele mill was built by H. Hackfeld and Company, which had been started by a German national, Captain Heinrich Hackfeld, and so maintained strong trading links with Germany. There was a large German community on the island.
The loco in the photo seems to be carrying the number "2".
As far as dating goes, this web site.....
[www.kauaitrains.com];
... reports that that "1899 - Eleele Plantation Hawaii's first Electric Locomotive (BLW), August Dreier's 4 mi. railroad. Locomotive had 2- 500 volt DC, 25 Hp motors, rated to haul 10 - 3.5 ton cars up a 4.5% grade!"
The Eleele mill was latter opeated by the McBryde Sugar Company.
Cheers,
Bill
The tangled loading style suggests to me that US capital was involved.
geschrieben von: Decauville_NL
Datum: 12.02.13 09:35
geschrieben von: JensMerte
Datum: 12.02.13 13:12
geschrieben von: JensMerte
Datum: 12.02.13 13:33
geschrieben von: 52 2006
Datum: 12.02.13 15:47
geschrieben von: 52 2006
Datum: 12.02.13 15:51
geschrieben von: Decauville_NL
Datum: 12.02.13 20:47
geschrieben von: 52 2006
Datum: 12.02.13 20:56
geschrieben von: stenkelfelder
Datum: 11.01.14 11:20
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