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2009 White Pass & Yukon Route Calendar
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 2009. For the feature image, WP&YR again commissioned renowned railway artist J. Craig Thorpe, who created...
White Pass Invests in a Locomotive Modernization Program
November 19, 2008 SKAGWAY, AK - White Pass Invests in a Locomotive Modernization Program The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) announced today its commitment to re-power its fleet of 11 GE 90-class locomotives. The first two WP&YR locomotives, numbers 90 and...
White Pass & Yukon Route Sets Historic New Daily Ridership Record!
July 24, 2008 SKAGWAY, AK - The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) proudly announced that it carried 7009 passengers on Wednesday July 23, 2008 setting a new daily ridership record. Gary C. Danielson, President of the WP&YR enthusiastically...
White Pass & Yukon Route Sets a New Daily Ridership Record!
July 17, 2008 SKAGWAY, AK - The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) announced that it carried6,968 passengers on Wednesday July 16, 2008 setting a new daily ridership record. Gary C. Danielson, President of the WP&YR stated that, “We are very...
Canadian Geographic Travel Magazine Feature
The Klondike express By Curtis Gillespie with photography by Derek Crowe Visit Canadian Geographic for the article.