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	White Pass and Yukon Route - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The railway was upgraded with seven new 1200 horsepower (890 kW) locomotives from the American Locomotive Company (Alco), new freight cars, ore buckets, a "straddle carrier" at Whitehorse to transfer from the railway's new fleet of trucks, a new ore dock at Skagway, and assorted work on the rail line to improve alignment.
		The White Pass Route was reopened between Skagway and White Pass in 1988 purely for tourist passenger traffic.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Pass_and_Yukon_Railway (2770 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: White Pass and Yukon Route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The City of Dawson is a town in the Yukon territory of Canada, located at a latitude of 64° 03 45 N and a longitude of 139° 25 50 W. The current population is approximately 2,000.
		The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is nowadays in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months.
		However, when the miners arrived with tons of goods to transport across the passes, the local natives were the primary packers until the arrival of wagons and horses, the later construction of an aerial tram, and finally the construction of the railroad.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/White-Pass-and-Yukon-Route (3888 words)

	White Pass and Yukon Railway, Skagway, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon - 1994
		White Pass and Yukon Railway, Skagway, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon - 1994
		This railway is distinctive for many reasons other than the extremely difficult terrain that the route traverses.
		Michael J. Heney, a Canadian railway contractor, who was convinced he could build railway through the White Pass and Sir Thomas Tancred, an internationally recognised engineer, who represented English interests in financing a railway he, personally, thought it was impossible to build.
	www.ryerson.ca /~amackenz/history/international/b.html (524 words)

	White Pass and Yukon Route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The White Pass and Yukon Route is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway Alaska with Whitehorse the capital of Canada 's Yukon province.
		In 1982 however metal prices plunged and that a devastating effect on the mines who the White Pass and Yukon Route's main Many closed down and with that traffic the White Pass was doomed as a railroad.
		The dramatic scenery the White Pass' route sounded like a tourist draw; and the rails of the Pass and Yukon Route were laid right to the docks even along them for former freight traffic.
	www.freeglossary.com /White_Pass_&_Yukon_Route (1051 words)

	The History of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
		Of the many modes of transportation developed during the gold rush, the most practical was the White Pass & Yukon Route, a narrow-gauge railway connecting Skagway, at tidewater, with Whitehorse, at the head of navigation on the Yukon River.
		At the turn of the century, "white horse" was a common term for a standing wave or whitecap.
		White Pass had a warehouse 1500 feet long along the Whitehorse riverfront that could 6000-7000 tons of freight.
	www.yukonalaska.com /communities/whitehorsehist.html (2230 words)

	The Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut : Attractions : The Chilkoot Trail & White Pass \| Frommers.com
		The Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut : Attractions : The Chilkoot Trail and White Pass
		Another high mountain pass was transcribed in 1900 by the White Pass and Yukon Railroad on its way to the goldfields; excursion trains now run on these rails, considered a marvel of engineering.
		The North Western Mounted Police demanded that anyone entering the Yukon carry a ton of provisions (literally); there were no supplies in the newly born gold camps on the Klondike, and malnutrition and lack of proper shelter were major problems.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/theyukonthenorthwestterritoriesandnunavut/3048027886.html (1157 words)

	The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway Depot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Construction of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad commenced in 1898 in Skagway, Alaska.
		In 1901, the British Yukon Navigation Company, a subsidiary of White Pass, established a river route between Whitehorse and Dawson.
		White Pass supplied many jobs and attracted other commercial ventures to the community.
	www.yukonalaska.com /yhma/houses/depot.htm (365 words)

	Yukon Territory. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The triangle-shaped Yukon territory is bordered on the N by the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean, on the E by the Northwest Territories, on the S by British Columbia and Alaska, and on the W by Alaska.
		The highest point in the Yukon is Mt. Logan, 19,551 ft (5,959 m) high, part of the Coast Ranges in the southwest.
		The Yukon’s leading industry by far is mining; lead, zinc, silver, gold, and copper are the principal minerals.
	www.bartleby.com /65/yu/YukonTer.html (603 words)

	The Telegraph Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Upon completion of the White Pass and Yukon Railway on the west bank of the Yukon River, the townsite of Whitehorse was moved.
		It was located on the east bank of the Yukon River, where the original townsite of Whitehorse, then called Closeleigh, was situated.
		When the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad was completed on the West bank of the river, the telegraph office was stripped of doors, windows, and anything removable for use in the new office.
	www.yukonalaska.com /yhma/houses/tele.htm (307 words)

	Yukon - Transcontinental Tour - Canada, by Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The White Pass & Yukon Railway was established in 1898 after the amalgamation of three smaller railway companies the year before.
		Despite the fact that the gold rush was basically over, the railway proved to be the boon the backers had envisioned.
		The railway was essential for residents, as it was the only way to transport supplies and products, including the heavy equipment later used in gold and other mineral extraction.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /trains/h30-2010-e.html (237 words)

	White Pass and Yukon Route Rail
		The White Pass or Skagway Trail wandered 45 miles from Skagway to Lake Bennett and was one of the two passes that opened up the interior of the Yukon.
		The White Pass Trail had become increasingly difficult to traverse, and both it and the Chilkoot Trail further west were clogged with stampeders trying to get to the Klondike gold fields as quickly as possible.
		When the White Pass was finally agreed upon, considerable diplomacy was required to get Canada to permit the railroad to cross the border.
	yesnet.yk.ca /schools/carcross/white_pass_rail_pages/railway_main.htm (2485 words)

	White Pass&Yukon Route, Skagway Alaska
		White Pass made the cover of Trains Magazine's May issue and is featured in a 10 page article.
		As a permanent legacy for this trip, the family donated a bench to White Pass and Yukon Route which is in the Skagway depot.
		White Pass officials Michael Brandt and Cody Jennings gratefully hosted the family in the unveiling of the plaque for the bench.
	www.wpyr.com /index.html (390 words)

	Skagway Alaska, Alaskan cities
		Two trails were used by the gold seekers to reach the headwaters of the Yukon River where crude boats were fashioned from whipsawed native lumber for the continuation of their journey to the Klondike, 500 miles distant.
		The 33-mile-long Chilkoot Trail began at nearby Dyea; and the 40-mile White Pass Trail began at Skagway and paralleled the present-day route of the White Pass and Yukon Railway.
		Perhaps the greatest inhumanity on the White Pass Trail was suffered by the wretched pack horse.
	www.bellsalaska.com /skagway.html (730 words)

	Skagway: Cruising The Inside Passage Pt 3
		The Yukon and White Pass railroad was completed near the end of the gold rush in 1899.
		It remained, both as a port and as a terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Railway, which in 1900, connected the town to Whitehorse, YT.
		WPYR closed for a short few years, then re-opened and today it carries many tourists on its rails.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/virtual_journeys/22809/2 (381 words)

	Riding the White Pass and Yukon Route
		After some time at the White Pass summit waiting for a meet, both trains continued on to Fraser where they turned on the loop, and after waiting for the scheduled service to depart, performed again for the well-behaved photo-lines.
		The White Pass and Yukon Route people were very accommodating and understanding of this type of customer and treated all to a dinner and slide show on our last night in Skagway.
		The railway and highway are alongside each other here, making it easy for one of the two customs and immigration officers to stroll over to the train for the mandatory — but casual — check of documents.
	www.wcra.org /features/wpyr.htm (921 words)

	Alaska Journal of Commerce: White Pass sets record 10/01/01
		White Pass & Yukon Railway reported it carried a record number of passengers this summer.
		In addition, Princess Cruises & Tours has chosen White Pass & Yukon Railway as the Skagway shore excursion of the season.
		The White Pass & Yukon Railway was built between 1898 and 1900 to connect the port of Skagway with gold fields in Canada.
	www.alaskajournal.com /stories/100101/loc_white_pass.shtml (137 words)

	klondike Highway
		Between Skagway and the border the road roughly parallels the old White Pass Trail, an alternate to the Chilkoot Trail which ultimately proved more popular as it was the shorter of the two climbs.
		View of White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad on east side of canyon and the old Brackett Wagon Road on valley floor beside the Skagway River.
		Summit Lake and White Pass and Yukon Route RR station.
	www.bellsalaska.com /klondikehwy2.html (830 words)

	The White Pass: Gateway to the Klondike. by Barry Morton Gough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Minter, however, was happily poised to explore the files of the White Pass and Yukon Railway owing to the fact that he had been a vice-president of its operations for many years until his retirement in 1974.
		Knowing the terrain and climate intimately, and also having readily available a full file of splendid photographs, he was able to put together a welcome new view of the rush of 97 and its economic consequences to the development of northwestern North America, both Canadian and American sectors.
		The dwindling numbers of tourists giggling excitedly over the precariously perched road bed of the White Pass and Yukon was insufficient to quell the inevitable: the suspension of service in 1982.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/chr/701/white16.html (424 words)

	White Pass & Yukon: The Railway Built of Gold
		Now aspiring prospectors, they rushed to the Yukon, unaware of the harrowing trek they faced: a 40-mile trek over the Coast mountains followed by a 600-mile journey down the treacherous rapids and currents of the Yukon River.
		The terrain was a danger in itself, made more difficult (but for good reason) by the Canadian government requirement that each prospector travel with one ton of goods—the amount deemed necessary for one year of wilderness survival.
		The White Pass & Yukon Route was completed in a little over two years.
	www.peachin.com /article.php?id=39 (857 words)

	Tourism & Culture - Yukon Archives - Images Database H.C. Barley Fonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Harrie C. Barley was hired as company photographer for the White Pass and Yukon Route in the spring of 1898.
		The fonds was originally in the custody of the White Pass and Yukon Route (WPandYR).
		Besides extensive coverage of the actual construction of the WPandYR narrow-gauge railway, Barley's photographs also depict the activities of related organizations: the Red Line Transportation Company; the Canadian Development Company (views of roadhouses which were taken over by White Pass in April 1901) and the British Yukon Navigation Co. (views of sternwheelers and their construction).
	www.btc.gov.yk.ca /digitization/public/fonds_barley_en.php?YUKONARCHIVESSESSID=bf1d181a457dc50a45d0cfccc2c8a845 (590 words)

	Dates in Canadian Railway History
		This was the oldest constituent of the Dominion Atlantic Railway.
		One of the conditions of Confederation was the building of a railway by the newly constituted Dominion Government to connect Halifax with the St. Lawrence at or near Quebec.
		Lawrence and Hudson Railway is formed by merging the CP Rail routes in southern Ontario and Quebec with its Delaware and Hudson subsidiary in northern USA.
	www.railways.incanada.net /candate/candate.htm (10498 words)

	Railroad Videos - Steam Train Videos - White Pass and Yukon DVD
		Railway to Heaven tells the story of 13 churches in railroad cars that prowled rural America searching for souls to save.
		Scenic Railway of the World will introduce you to the route of the White Pass and Yukon and historic sites along its track.
		Railroads of Colorado explores the fascination that these improbable railways inspire, and it transports readers back a century, providing the history of these unique railroads, the engineering that paved their way into the mountains, and the men who built and ran them.
	www.railwayshop.com /mountain.shtml (2043 words)

	Yukon Territory Photo Books - Photography of Yukon Territory
		Or visit the Yukon and witness the wonder of the Northern Lights, one of the most spectacular sights in the world.
		Their latest book is a photographic celebration of a land rich with natural wonders--rugged mountain peaks, deep canyons, raging rivers, meadowlands strewn with wildflowers--a unique landscape whose wildest aspects are available only to the hiker, the climber, and the paddler.
		But "The Yukon" is also a tribute to those who make the territory their home, from the first nations peoples who strive to defend their cittizens, new and old, who likewise value the region's splendors and the old-timers who recall the colorful stories that are the legacy of the great gold rush.
	www.almudo.com /photo-books/yukon-photo.htm (459 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Skagway's White Pass & Yukon Route at Epinions.com
		The White Pass and Yukon Railroad gives you a glimpse of the scenery our forefathers saw on their way to discover all that gold that made everyone rich.
		Toward the top of the summit, we passed an area with both American and Canadian flags.
		The narrator gave us a good glimpse into Alaska history, explaining about the horses who were on their way to the glue factory taking a detour here as miner's pack animals.
	www.epinions.com /content_107619782276 (878 words)

	White Pass and Yukon Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The White Pass & Yukon Route offers a breathtaking scenic rail trip from Skagway to the White Pass summit just over the Alaskan border.
		The train slowly passed through Gold Rush Cemetery, the resting-place for early Skagway gold rush residents including "boss" gangster Jefferson "Soapy" Smith and town hero Frank Reid.
		The narrow gauge railway traverses foreboding cliffs and sharp turns.
	home.comcast.net /~sealaska/wpyrr/wpyrr_index.html (128 words)

	White Pass And Yukon Model Trains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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	www.1st-on-hobbies.com /hobbies-20/white-pass-and-yukon-model-trains.html (1051 words)

	White Pass&Yukon Route, Skagway Alaska
		CARCROSS, YT – The White Pass and Yukon Route (WPandYR) of Skagway, Alaska and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation of Carcross Yukon, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today in Carcross, Yukon.
		Gary C. Danielson, President of the WPandYR stated that, "The White Pass and Yukon Route has a rich history in Carcross and involved access by rail, air, paddlewheeler and bus.
		White Pass and Yukon Route is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tri-White Corporation based in Toronto, Ontario.
	www.whitepassrailroad.com /news/memorandum.html (524 words)

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