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Whitehorse (French pronunciation:) is the capital of the Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada.It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon.
The KM Ry. was abandoned in 1913. km Ry. assets sold to the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corp. in 1925. In 1961 the locomotive was put on display at the Dawson City Museum in Dawson City, Yukon where it remains today. [3] 56 (ex-6) Baldwin Locomotive Works: 2-8-0. 16,800 lbf (75 kN) January 1899 16455 Purchased new. Originally #6. Renumbered to 56 ...
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.
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon and its only city. The remaining seven municipalities are towns, of which four were villages that were continued as towns upon adoption of the 2001 Municipal Act. [5] Over two-thirds of the population of Yukon (28,201 residents; 70.1%) reside in Whitehorse, the largest municipality in the territory. [1]
Carcross station is a railway station in Carcross, Yukon, Canada. It serves the White Pass and Yukon Route heritage railway. The station is the northernmost terminus for passenger railway services on the line, with connecting bus services to Whitehorse, Yukon. The building was designated a national heritage railway station in 1991. [2]
Incumbent mayor Laura Cabott announced in May 2024 that she would not run for re-election. [8]A slate known as "Together Whitehorse" was formed, with priorities including community safety, fiscal responsibility and collaboration with territorial and First Nations governments.
Some CKRW programming can also be heard on CFYT-FM in Dawson City which repeats CKRW during hours that local programming is not broadcast.. On April 5, 2017, the CRTC approved the application by Klondike Broadcasting Company Limited to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CKRW Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, in order to authorize the ...
The Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley is a heritage streetcar service in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. [5] [6] The line first ran on July 15, 2000, running from the Roundhouse to Rotary Peace Park (1.14km) . On June 30, 2005, it was extended from the Roundhouse to Spook Creek (an additional 1.27km).