White Pass and Yukon Route Railway

Built during the Klondike Gold Rush, the 177 km narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railway formed the heart of the Yukon transportation system for more than 80 years. Completed in 1900, it connected the tidewater port of Skagway in Alaska with Whitehorse, the head of navigation on the Yukon River. This helped make Whitehorse the transportation and later the administrative, commercial, and population centre of the Yukon. The scenic line ceased operations in 1982 but was later revived as a tourist excursion train from Skagway during the summer months.

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