Apr 26, 2019 join a ride on the historic white pass and yukon railway in skagway as it travels thousand of feet up from the town to the pass and back down again. A white pass and yukon route railroad train in skagway in 2017. Cohen 1980, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Unfortunately by the time the railroad was finished. Travel to white pass summit in an 1898 vintage railcar along the narrow gauge railway. On may 28, 1898, construction began on the narrow gauge railroad. White pass, also known as the dead horse trail, elevation 873 m or 2,864 ft is a mountain pass through the boundary ranges of the coast mountains on the border of the u.
The railroad said work on the acquisition began last september and was finalized in january. The white pass and yukon route railroad has had a large variety of locomotives and railroad cars white pass steam locomotives. Join a ride on the historic white pass and yukon railway in skagway as it travels thousand of feet up from the town to the pass and back down again. The train shoppe skagway united states alaska afar. Experience the breathtaking panorama of mountains, glaciers, trestles. The southern end of the klondike highway also uses the white pass and parallels the railway.
Begin your excursion as you board the train in skagway and travel 20 miles from tidewater, to the summit of the white pass a 2,865foot elevation. Ride the railway built of gold and step back in time to the days of the klondike gold rush. Join us 121 years later as we take you on a journey to see our splendid panorama of mountains, glaciers and gorges. The railroad said work on the acquisition began last september and was finalized in. Pacific rail news with the white pass, roy minter has written the definitive history of this extraordinary enterprise.
When the 110mile white pass and yukon railroad opened in 1900, it carried thousands of people from skagway, alaska to whitehorse in yukon, canada on their way to seek their fortune in the. Getting to skagway and then over to dawson city will be much easier for me than it was for the original klondike gold rush stampeders who took the white pass railroad more than a century ago. File photo by emily fileskhns skagways white pass and yukon route railroad has new owners and a new president. One of the most highlyrecommended and eagerly anticipated shore excursions on our alaskan cruise was the white pass and yukon route railway tour. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Built in 1898 during the klondike gold rush, this narrow gauge railroad is an international historic civil engineering landmark. Books, videos and railroadiana railroadiana show categories default category applied filters. They would build a narrowgauge railroad to climb from the tidewater at skagway up the steep mountain to white pass summit. The epic construction and operation of the white pas and yukon route railway is legendary. It leads from skagway, alaska, to the chain of lakes at the headwaters of the yukon river, crater lake, lake lindeman, and bennett lake. White pass railroad klondike gold rush historic railway. The fully narrated tour passes through two tunnels, over skyhigh trestles and cascading waterfalls.
The white pass summit excursion rises from skagway to the white pass summit, 2,865 feet 873 meters high, while the bennett scenic journey travels the length of lake bennett before arriving in the yukon territory, stopping in the old goldrush town of bennett station en route. Completed in 1900, this narrowgauge railroad begins at the cruise pier where rail fans of all ages can board the vintage train for a breathtaking one and onehalf hour ascent to white pass summit and beyond. Ironically in the present time, the railroad now helped support the chilkoot pass hikers who needs a ride back to. Steamstern wheel boat 1937 ss klondike national historic site, whitehorse, yukon length 210 ft. The white pass and yukon follows a path originally laid out by george. The number of tourists or excursionists increased, especially during the grand ocean cruise days of the 1920s and 1930s. After an allnight conversation, the white pass yukon railroad was born. Locomotives with dark grey have been scrapped, while locomotives with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.
Today, the white pass trail is one of four units in the klondike gold rush national historical park. Built to bypassed the chilkoot pass trail into the yukon s interior, the railroad was successful in its effort. Class ii 3 ft 914 mm narrowgauge railroad linking the port of skagway, alaska, with whitehorse, the capital of yukon. Give me enough dynamite, and snoose, and ill build you a railroad to hell. It was great to learn about the whole history of the railroad and the gold rush. Jan 28, 2008 amazing railway routes this powerpoint presentation was sent to me by a friend. Come aboard and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the klondike gold rush and the construction of the white pass and yukon route railway. Cohen 1980, paperback at the best online prices at. We cover a wide variety of topics, including freight trains, passenger and commuter railroads, rail news and information, tourist railroads, railway museums and railroad. Ironically in the present time, the railroad now helped support the chilkoot pass hikers who needs a ride back to skagway after completing their hike. Take a one hour scenic journey aboard the white pass railway from skagway then disembark for an eight mile roundtrip hike to laughton glacier for. White pass and yukon route railway tour alaskan cruise. The rails were three feet apart on a 10footwide road bed and meant lower construction costs. An online railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used railroad books.
Amazing railway routes this powerpoint presentation was sent to me by a friend. The skagway white pass railroad summit excursion is our most popular skagway excursion. The depot was, throughout most of its history, and certainly. From there, the train would continue into the yukon territory to carcross, the end of the line. Set against the backdrop of the klondike gold rush and surrounded by the. The white pass and yukon follows a path originally laid out by george brackett, a former construction engineer on the northern pacific railroad who built a 12mile toll road into the mountains in 1897. Its a must see web site for the historian and model railroader. On a guided coach ride, stop for photos at scenic tormented valley and pitchfork falls.
The great klondike gold rush in the yukon and alaska started in 1896. List of white pass and yukon route locomotives and cars. White pass and yukon route railway depot klondike gold rush. Those taking the railroad from skagway to the 2,865foot white pass summit can get a glimpse of this romantic piece of railroad history. By the time the railroad was completed in the summer of 1900 the rush was over, but the white pass route survived neva. A history of yukon river steam navigation harbour publishing, madeira park, b. Take an unforgettable journey aboard the scenic railway of the world to the white pass summit. Railroad pictorials, railroad history, steam locomotives, passenger trains, modern railroading. No idea who created it but would love to acknowledge the author. Built to bypassed the chilkoot pass trail into the yukons interior, the railroad was successful in its effort.
Built in 1898 during the klondike gold rush, sit back as we take you on a journey to see our splendid panorama of mountains, glaciers. History of the white pass trail klondike gold rush. White pass and yukon route railway depot klondike gold. Linking skagway, alaska with whitehorse, yukon this tiny railway carves and unbelievable path through a rugged coastal pass.
The skagway historic district and white pass is a u. Beautiful scenery, good commentary on the way, and a delicious meal at the caribou crossing trading post, which has an excellent museum, mush dogs, and friendly helpful. New riches along the white pass and yukon route bbc. Aug 08, 2018 a white pass and yukon route railroad train in skagway in 2017. White pass to buy new locomotives, retire most shovel nose. The tight curves of the white pass called for a narrow gauge railroad. Sale of white pass and yukon route railroad finalized. White pass and yukon route book alaska shore excursions. White pass and yukon railroad detail quick pic books by. This fortymile round trip excursion climbs from tidewater at skagway to the summit of the white pass a 2,888foot elevation. The white pass railroad is an excellent excursion in skagway.
Jan 26, 2007 an online railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used railroad books. The few flakes they found in bonanza creek in the klondike barely filled the spent cartridge of a winchester rifle. Beginning in skagaway, there are several different types of tours that you can take along this scenic line that was built in 1898 as transportation for tens of thousands of men and women on the hunt for gold in the canadian klondike. This remains a definitive book on the history of this railroad. Jan 02, 20 with more than 125 spectacular historic photographs, fascinating anecdotes and personal accounts, this book is an essential keepsake.
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