Ze528. Honolulu Rail Transit, Aloha Stadium Station #9 is being finished.
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The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is making progress; here is the project’s web side, click here or copy and paste the URL:
https://www.honolulutransit.org/
Here is the URL for the map, click here or copy and paste the URL.
http://cchnl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=645f714ffdc742e7825023b80b99793d
How-a-20-mile-train-line-swelled-into-a-9-billion-debacle, click here or copy and paste this URL:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-20-mile-train-line-swelled-into-a-9-billion-debacle-11553270393
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Ze529. Honolulu Rail Transit, Aloha Stadium Station #9 is being finished.
Ze530. The Honolulu Rail Transit track is running over H1 Freeway along the Kamehameha Hwy. in Pearl City.
Ze531. This is underneath, the bottom of H1 Freeway, as it underpasses the new Honolulu Rail Transit Track in Pearl City. I couldn’t resist this shot since it such a wide highway.
Ze532. The Honolulu Rail Transit West Loch Station #4, at the end of West Waipahu is being finished.
Ze533. The Honolulu Rail Transit West Loch Station #4, at the end of West Waipahu is being finished.
Ze534. The Honolulu Rail Transit Project Track, in a distance, is running over the Kunia-Ewa Road, in this picture we can see some of the track.
Seven more images added 2019-10-05.
Ze584. The Honolulu Rail System is also called “HART” which stands for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. This sign stood near the Makalapa Gate.
Ze585. This is one of two machines at work for HART, this one is at the Makalapa Gate; the other one is near the airport.
Ze586. This is one of two machines at work for HART, this one is at the Makalapa Gate. They lift pieces into place and advance by extending to the next Pile-Foundation.
Ze587. These are the foundation pilings for HART; I’m standing at the intersection of Valkenburgh and Nimitz and I’m looking west. Behind me is the FRA Home which by the way is saved by the Hawaii National Guard.
Ze588. On my walk on the Pearl Harbor Bicycle Path I came across this sign, it is related to HART, the Honolulu Rapid Rail System. This is about 150 meters from the entrance to McGrew Housing.
Ze589. On my walk on the Pearl Harbor Bicycle Path I came across this sign (zoomed in), it is related to HART, the Honolulu Rapid Rail System. This is about 150 meters from the entrance to McGrew Housing.
Ze590. On my walk on the Pearl Harbor Bicycle Path I came across this sign (cropped now), it is related to HART, the Honolulu Rapid Rail System. This is about 150 meters from the entrance to McGrew Housing.
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On the 21st of Oct. 2019 I added these three pictures of the special machine that lays the tracks between the pile posts on the Honolulu Rail Project.
Ze591. This is one of two machines at work for HART (the Honolulu Rail Project), this one is just east of the Makalapa Gate. They lift pieces into place and advance by extending to the next Pile-Foundation. We have been here a month and the machine doesn’t seem to move or it is just creeping along. This is one of three images shot on the 7th Oct. 2019.
Ze592. This is one of two machines at work for HART (the Honolulu Rail Project), this one is just east of the Makalapa Gate. They lift pieces into place and advance by extending to the next Pile-Foundation. We have been here a month and the machine doesn’t seem to move or it is just creeping along. This is one of three images shot on the 7th Oct. 2019.
Ze593. This is one of two machines at work for HART (the Honolulu Rail Project), this one is just east of the Makalapa Gate. They lift pieces into place and advance by extending to the next Pile-Foundation. We have been here a month and the machine doesn’t seem to move or it is just creeping along. This is one of three images shot on the 7th Oct. 2019.
Ze643. This map shows the Kam Hwy and Center Drive intersection, the Honolulu Rail Project is advancing, although slowly.
Ze644. This is one of seven images showing the Honolulu Rail Project has reached the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive. Another machine is between here and the airport and is advancing there.
Ze645. This is one of seven images showing the Honolulu Rail Project has reached the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive. Another machine is between here and the airport and is advancing there.
Ze646. This is one of seven images showing the Honolulu Rail Project has reached the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive. Another machine is between here and the airport and is advancing there.
Ze647. This is one of seven images showing the Honolulu Rail Project has reached the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive. Another machine is between here and the airport and is advancing there.
Ze648. This is one of seven images showing the Honolulu Rail Project has reached the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive. Another machine is between here and the airport and is advancing there.
Ze649. This is one of seven images showing the Honolulu Rail Project has reached the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive. Another machine is between here and the airport and is advancing there.
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On the 20th of Jan. 2020 I added these six pictures of Honolulu Rail Project progress.
Honolulu Rail Transit, an update. The project is making progress, however slow. From Makalapa Gate to this Center Drive Intersection took 6 months. Another monster machine, like this one, is also working closer to the airport.
Ze886. 191218 Honolulu Rail from the NEX 1. This view is from the Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange, it shows the unique way of building the new Honolulu Rail Transit, I don’t see a strongback. This is on Kam Hwy over Center Drive.
Ze887. 191218 Honolulu Rail from the NEX 2. This view is from the Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange, it shows the unique way of building the new Honolulu Rail Transit, I don’t see a strongback. This is on Kam Hwy over Center Drive.
Ze888. 191224 Honolulu Rail, Center Dr-Kam.-Hwy. 01. This is one of 4 images of the new Honolulu Rail Transit, along Kam. Hwy. bridging the Center Drive road. That is the road from the Navy Exchange Pearl Harbor to Nimitz Gate.
Ze889. 191224 Honolulu Rail, Center Dr-Kam.-Hwy. 03. This is one of 4 images of the new Honolulu Rail Transit, along Kam. Hwy. bridging the Center Drive road. This view is from Center Drive. Right is the former PSD and CPO Club, prior to that.
Ze890. 191224 Honolulu Rail, Center Dr-Kam.-Hwy. 04. This is one of 4 images of the new Honolulu Rail Transit, along Kam. Hwy. bridging the Center Drive road. That is the road from the Navy Exchange Pearl Harbor to Nimitz Gate.
Ze891. 191224 Honolulu Rail, Center Dr-Kam.-Hwy. 05. This is one of 4 images of the new Honolulu Rail Transit, along Kam. Hwy. bridging the Center Drive road. That is the road from the Navy Exchange Pearl Harbor to Nimitz Gate.
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New Honolulu Rail, 10 more pictures from the months of Jan. to March 2020
Zo561. 200128 Honolulu Rail abreast the NEX 1. One of 3 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction in front of the Pearl Harbor Exchange, running a long Kam. Hwy.
Zo562. 200128 Honolulu Rail abreast the NEX 1. One of 3 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction in front of the Pearl Harbor Exchange, running a long Kam. Hwy.
Zo563. 200128 Honolulu Rail abreast the NEX 1. One of 3 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction in front of the Pearl Harbor Exchange, running a long Kam. Hwy.
Zo564. 200128 Honolulu Rail at Makalapa Gate 1. One of 2 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction in front of the Pearl Harbor Makalapa Gate, running a long Kam. Hwy.
Zo565. 200128 Honolulu Rail at Makalapa Gate 1. One of 2 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction in front of the Pearl Harbor Makalapa Gate, running a long Kam. Hwy.
Zo566. 200202 to Hickam walk 01. One of 3 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction at the intersection of Elliot Street and Nimitz Hwy. The rail is bending to the right near and towards the Honolulu Airport.
Zo567. 200202 to Hickam walk 01. One of 3 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction at the intersection of Elliot Street and Nimitz Hwy. You can see the FRA Branch 46 ahead, left of the rail. Another segment of the railbed was started there going towards us, direction the Honolulu Airport.
Zo568. 200202 to Hickam walk 01. One of 3 images of the Honolulu Transit Rail under construction at the intersection of Elliot Street and Nimitz Hwy. The rail is bending to the right near at and towards the Honolulu Airport.
Zo569. 200223 FRA 46, OAHU,Honolulu Rail 01. One of 2 images at the Pearl Harbor Fleet Reserve Association Branch #46. The Honolulu Transit goes by here, and they started laying another section of the railbed here, going into the east direction, towards the Honolulu Airport. Here at the FRA Branch 46 the Bottle beer is $ 5 and a draft is $3:50.
Zo570. 200223 FRA 46, OAHU,Honolulu Rail 01. One of 2 images at the Pearl Harbor Fleet Reserve Association Branch #46. The Honolulu Transit goes by here, and they started laying another section of the railbed here, going into the east direction, towards the Honolulu Airport. Here at the FRA Branch 46 the Bottle beer is $ 5 and a draft is $3:50.