Roger Nelson (1:3828/7) wrote to All at 17:44 on 06 Mar 2008:

 RN> My daughter sent me a Powerpoint slideshow of a railway from
 RN> Whitehorse to Skagway.  There are summertime views and wintertime
 RN> views showing how the snow is cleared from the tracks.  Quite an
 RN> impressive sight to a flatlander like me and the scenery is
 RN> breathtaking.
Roger,

The White Pass and Yukon Route was built in 1899 to connect Whitehorse and
Skagway and was an integral part of Yukon history until it stopped running
to Whitehorse in 1982.  Until then the railway carried freight and
passengers on a regular schedule but the shutdown of the Cypress Anvil mine
in Faro in 1981 marked the end of the freight traffic.  The train shut down
completely and then re-opened as a tourism vehicle taking cruise ship
passengers to Bennett, B. C. or to the White Pass Summit.  It no longer
runs in the winter.

Even now, the trip on this narrow gauge train is stunning.  My wife and I
have taken it from Skagway to the Summit several times and it's a great
run.
 
Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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