Tranz Metro runs trains from Masterton through Wairarapa and the 8.5Km long Rimutaka Tunnel to Wellington. The 1540 train from Masterton is seen along the harborside near Petone.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.