Steven Horn wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 SH> The White Pass and Yukon Route was built in 1899 to connect
 SH> Whitehorse and Skagway and was an integral part of Yukon history
 SH> until it stopped running to Whitehorse in 1982.  

Yes, The White Pass is what it was called.  I was most inpressed with the
construction of that railway and the really large fan blade attached to the
front of the engine during snow clearing.  I would like to have seen that
in action, provided I could keep my body temperature at 98.6F.  (-:

 SH> Until then the railway carried freight and passengers on a regular 
 SH> schedule but the shutdown of the Cypress Anvil mine in Faro in 
 SH> 1981 marked the end of the freight traffic.  The train shut down 
 SH> completely and then re-opened as a tourism vehicle taking cruise 
 SH> ship passengers to Bennett, B. C. or to the White Pass Summit.  It 
 SH> no longer runs in the winter. 

All things come to an end, good and bad.  There is not time enough to see
all the sights I'd like to see.

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

I'll bet it is.


Regards,

Roger 
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