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The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (reporting mark WPY) is a Canadian and U.S. Class III 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon. An isolated system, it has no direct connection to any other railroad.
The White Pass and Yukon Route Class DL-535E (sometimes known as the MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14) is a series of narrow-gauge diesel locomotives that were custom-built by the Montreal Locomotive Works of Montreal, Quebec in Canada between 1969 and 1971 for the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y) in Skagway, Alaska.
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television.The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection.
1.2 Great Britain. 2 See also. 3 References. ... A scenic railroad or scenic railway is a train service operating leisure tours of sights such as mountain scenery and ...
Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Sold to the Tanana Mines Railway in 1905 (TM #100). The TM Railway became the Tanana Valley Railroad in 1907 (TV #200). The TV RR was sold to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1917 (AEC #200). The A.E.C. became The Alaska Railroad in 1923 (ARR #200). [88] The Alaska Railroad's narrow-gauge branch was abandoned ...
Amtrak's Great American Majestic Landscapes. New York City to San Francisco. The U.S. is a vast nation, and visitors or residents can really appreciate its scope with a train trip across its expanse.
Scenic railroad (American English) or Scenic railway (British English) may refer to: Heritage railways operating leisurely train tours of sights such as mountain scenery, historic areas, and foliage tours; Scenic gravity railroad, early terminology for roller coasters; Scenic railway (roller coaster design), early type of roller coaster
According to a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad spokesperson, the derailment occurred at 8:53 p.m. near Peninsula in Summit County. Three cars came off the tracks but remained upright, a press ...