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White Pass & Yukon Route is excited to announce our 2013 Wall Calendar featuring the beautiful artwork “WP&YR Steam and Snow Heritage” by renowned transportation artist J. Craig Thorpe, showcasing our historic 2011 Rotary Snow Plow Fleet outing at MP 23....

SKAGWAY, AK Lida Zwergel began her career as a stenographer for the offices of the Close Brothers, who owned and operated the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, where she learned the businesses of railroading and shipping. In 1917, she made a trip to inspect the...

SKAGWAY, AK — Carrying on a century old tradition, White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) has again produced a stunning 24" X 36" wall calendar for 2012. The 2012 feature image was again commissioned to renowned railway artist J. Craig Thorpe, who created "TUNNEL...

WP&YR Rotary Guests, Please accept this sincere "thank you" for your participation in the 2011 White Pass & Yukon Route Rotary Event! We share with you a well-deserved sense of accomplishment at having delivered such an important & historic milestone for...

SKAGWAY, AK — Carrying on a century old tradition, White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) has again produced a stunning 24" X 36" wall calendar for 2011. For the feature image, WP&YR again commissioned renowned railway artist J. Craig Thorpe, who created...

Two repowered locomotives will do what now takes three existing locomotives to do. The result is a fuel savings of 50 percent per train set and reduced operating costs by minimizing unscheduled repairs and accompanying overtime. The repowered locomotives meet...

Railfan and modeler Werner Grundman (shown far right) shared the masterpieces he created with White Pass President Gary C. Danielson and Rail Superintendent Ed Hanousek during his July visit to White Pass. He was accompanied by his friend Lorne Scott (shown far left)...

SKAGWAY, AK — Carrying on a century old tradition, White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) has again produced a stunning 24" X 36" wall calendar for 2010. For the feature image, WP&YR again commissioned renowned railway artist J. Craig Thorpe, who created...

Since 1900, A Carcross community event to celebrate the anniversary of the WP&YR Golden Spike See what’s new for 2009 and check out the Train Depot, Visitor Information Center and the exciting displays inside the White Pass Riverfront Warehouse. Come share our...

Update: Service has been restored. SKAGWAY, AK – A major washout of the White Pass railbed at MilePost 37, located between Log Cabin and Bennett BC, has delayed the start of scheduled rail service to Carcross. Passenger rail service between Fraser BC and Carcross...