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A work train reached Whitehorse on September 22, 1988, its intent being to haul two locomotives, parked in Whitehorse for six years, to Skagway to be overhauled and used on the tourist trains. The MacArthur was designed by the American Locomotive Company for 3ft6in (1,067mm) gauge and the smaller gauges were accommodated with various widths spacers (rings) between the wheels and the truck side frames on same length axles. The line was born of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. regions of northern Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory (via the White and Chilkoot Passes), a railroad was chartered (the White Pass & Yukon Railway Company) and construction began later in 1898. The White Pass instead used the money to purchase most of the riverboats, providing a steady and reliable transportation system between Whitehorse and Dawson City. While the WP&YR today is a very successful tourist Named for John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914), Governor-General of Canada. Locomotives 70, 71, and 192 are at the Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Roadmaster Edward Hanousek Jr. and President M. Paul Taylor Jr. were charged with several crimes associated with the accident. White Pass president Gary Danielsen advised a CBC Radio interviewer that service to Whitehorse would require an enormous capital investment to restore the tracks, but the company is willing if there is either a passenger or freight potential to make it cost-effective. This represents the first paid passenger trips out of Carcross since 1982, a feature that started regular service in 2007. Canadian law forbade foreign government agencies from operating within Canada and its territories, but Japanese forces had occupied some of the Aleutian Islands by this time, and an accommodation was quickly reached to "make an illegal action legal.". Named for James Dugdale (1842-1903), cotton manufacturer and early shareholder of the White Pass. WP&YR acquired some rolling stock from Canadian National's Newfoundland operations, which shut down in November,1988; the acquisition included 8 side-pivot, drop-side air dump cars for large rocks, and 8 longitudinal hoppers for ballast, still painted in CN orange. A 1940 public timetable of the White Pass & Yukon Route. An isolated system, it has no direct connection to any other railroad. material in and out of the area. The MRS scoured the US for usable narrow-gauge locomotives and rolling stock, and soon a strange and colorful assortment began arriving at Skagway. By the 1950s, the White Pass and Yukon Railroad had pioneered intermodal services, whereby standard containers could be transferred from trains and trucks to ships, and vice versa. Site However, before the railroad even officially In 1910, the WP&YR operated a branch line to Pueblo, a mining area near Whitehorse. The narrow gauge also permitted tighter radii to be used on curves, making the task easier by allowing the railroad to follow the landscape more, rather than having to be blasted through it. Named for Samuel H. Graves (1852-1911), White Pass president. "This map, published in 1934 for the tourist market with colorful images and motifs, shows various shipping routes of the Alaska Line, which had a near-monopoly at that time on maritime transportation "This foldable tourist brochure, published by Rand McNally and Company in 1891, shows the main routes and schedules of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. [46][47] A work train, Engine 114 pulling eight gravel cars, derailed approximately 3 miles (4.8km) south of Bennett, injuring all four train crew, two Canadian and two American; one died at the scene and the others had to be airlifted to a hospital. In general, this type of traffic sustained the railroad It also records the distance in miles between the maritime port of Skagway and many other localities from San Francisco to remote parts of Alaska and Canada, such as Saint Michael, Caribou, Atlin, and the forbidding Lake Laberge immortalized in the poetry of Robert W. Service (1874-1958). Marsh & Grant Co. (1904) Map of Alaska, Yukon Territory and British Columbia showing connections of the White Pass and Yukon route. The White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad is today, one of two operating railroads in Alaska (the other being the famous Alaska (While Tutshi was destroyed by a suspicious fire around 1990, Tarahne was restored and hosts special dinners including murder mysteries. a brief spike in traffic during the building of the Alaska Highway and 40-mile tourist line and has grown by leaps and bounds since then. Alaska, the WP&YR did help to open new routes of transportation even For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources. Historically, the state has been heavily involved with agriculture which is still the case today. Old wooden trestle, White Pass and Yukon Route. | Photograph shows tents at campsite along side of river with steep incline in the background. [41], In July, 2018, the railway was purchased by Klondike Holdings[42] and Carnival Corporation & plc, in a joint venture. //-->, , Travel google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; Myth No. Site of construction accident on August 3, 1898, in which two men were crushed and buried under the falling rock that now rests there. Later reports state that 19 passengers and four railroad employees were injured. Named for Auguste Christoph Rudolph de Wette (1845-1912), banker and early shareholder of the White Pass. These cars were converted from Newfoundland's 1,067mm (3ft6in) gauge bogies to White Pass and Yukon Route's 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge bogies. [43][44]. The first locomotives of the MacArthur design that Baldwin Locomotive Works built were USA 190200 for the WP&YR, which makes them unique. google_ad_width = 336; Even after the road was built, the White Pass still survived on the ore traffic from the mines. Only one of these modern narrow-gauge diesels, the last narrow-gauge diesel locomotives built for a North American customer, was delivered to the White Pass. A 3ft (914mm) gauge was chosen by the railway contract builder Michael James Heney. 73. The spacers were 3in (76.2mm) wide in the case of 3ft (914mm) gauge and 33.5mm (1.32in) wide in the case of 1,000mm (3ft3+38in). The railroad began construction in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush as a means of reaching the goldfields. google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_channel =""; Alaska became strategically important for the United States during World War II; there was concern that the Japanese might invade it, as Alaska was the closest part of the United States to Japan. On the evening of July 8, 1898, Soapy Smith was killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf with guards at one of the vigilante's meetings. profitable, namely via the movement of minerals and ores from the region The steam engines, however, remained basic black. & Guide Books & Maps - North America. The Faro lead-zinc mine opened in 1969. It was finally discontinued when Amtrak began services. Named after a port city in northeast Ireland. the entire line all of the way to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Both men maintained their innocence throughout many years of extensive litigation. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Named for Duncan C. Fraser (1845-1910), Member of Parliament from Nova Scotia. 72 and No. [45] The Roadmaster was convicted on negligence-related charges. In July 2018, the railway was purchased by Carnival Corporation & plc. The closest port was Skagway, and the only route there was via the White Pass & Yukon Route's river boats and railroad. then forced the railroad to cease operations. Additionally, it still retains nearly all of its original diesel fleet although they have plans to sell three of their MLW DL535Es. The great California "Presented here is a book of 117 hand-drawn maps of the Yukon and Stewart Rivers in Canada and Alaska. In February, 2007, Engine 114 was taken for repair to the Coast Engine and Equipment Company (CEECO) in Tacoma, Washington. As of 2005[update], however, one engine still had the blue color scheme.

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