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The most popular route taken by prospectors to the gold fields in Dawson City was a treacherous route from the port in Skagway or Dyea, Alaska, across the mountains to the Canada–US border at the summit of the Chilkoot Pass or the White Pass. There, the prospectors were not allowed across by Canadian authorities unless they had sufficient ...
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Original White Pass #80 tender (ex-SV #18) was assigned to Rotary #1 from 1949 to 1950. Reassigned to Loco #190, when that loco was sold to the Tweetsie R.R. in 1960. • The replacement #80 tender (ex-#191 or 194) put on display with Loco #195 in 1962.
White Pass trail in 1899 White Pass summit seen from train, 2002. The White Pass trail was one of the two main passes used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush.The White Pass was an easier route to Lake Bennett than the Chilkoot Trail a few kilometers to the west, but it harbored a criminal element that preyed on the cheechakos (newcomers to the Klondike).
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California Western Railroad, also called The Skunk Train; Disneyland Railroad (three locomotives are historic) Fillmore and Western Railway - short line used by Hollywood film industry. (Lease agreement ended in 2021) Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in Knott's Berry Farm; Golden Gate Railroad Museum (No excursions listed) Napa Valley Wine Train
A shortcut route across White Pass between Packwood and Naches was first established 93 years ago as State Road 5 in 1931, [2] [3] [4] and the link was completed in August 1951 along the current route, [5] later designated U.S. Route 12. White Pass Ski Area, at the summit, opened on January 11, 1953. Champion ski racing twins Phil and Steve ...
White Pass & Yukon Route 73 is an operating narrow-gauge 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the White Pass and Yukon Route in May 1947. [ 3 ] After retirement on June 30, 1964, the locomotive was moved to Bennett , British Columbia , in 1968 for static display.