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(Gary Lane)
Through the cane fields now and upgrade

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all the way to Pāʻia and the Paia Mill.

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Cane grows on the central plain of Maui,
where the land was first irrigated

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in the 1870s.

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Irrigation made cane growing possible,
but a good means of transportation

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was also needed.

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The railroad came into existence in 1879
while the struggle was on for control

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of Maui sugar.

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The line connected Kahului and Wailuku.

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But expansion soon began
as the sugar industry grew.

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[train rumbling and bells ringing]

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(Gary Lane)
We pass the Paia Mill and are about

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to start the last six and a half miles
run through rugged terrain

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and over four trestles to the pineapple
cannery which is served by this line.

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[train rumbling]

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[steam whistle]

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[people cheering]

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[music playing]

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[train engine and bells ringing]

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(Gary Lane)
This is the first and largest

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of four trestles on the line.

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Its highest point is 230 feet.

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And it carries the track 684 feet
across the gulch.