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White Pass & Yukon Route - WPY

Route:

Skagway, AK - White Pass, AK/BC - Fraser - Bennet, YK - Carcross - Whitehorse (110.7 miles)

Headquarters:

Skagway, AK; Whitehorse, YK

Junctions with other railroads:

none

Radio frequencies:

160.325, 160.425

History:

Railroad built between 1898 and 1900 during the Klondike Gold Rush.

Railroad closed on October 8, 1982.

Line reopened between Skagway and White Pass for passenger only service on May 12, 1988.

Line reopened to Fraser by 1992.

Line reopened to Bennet in 1997, with track passable as far as Carcross.

Special run made to Whitehorse on October 10, 1997, the first train since 1982.

Plans to operate entire Skagway - Whitehorse line in the future.

Ownership:

independent

Purchased by Carnival Corp in 2018

Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
No#	WIW	motor car	68		1937	acquired new	1937	c.1999	retired, c.1999
1	GE	25ton	29191		1947	ex CF&I Steel 6		1981	to BC Forest Museum, 1985
2	GE	25ton			1947	ex CF&I Steel 10		1981	retired, 1981; scrapped
3	Plymouth	ML8	4471		1942	ex US Army 7651	1946	1969	destroyed in roundhouse fire, 15Oct69
4:2	Baldwin	2-6-2	37564		9/1912	nee Klondike Mines Ry 4			to OCC 4; to P & NW 4; to PJ 4; to GNJ 4; to Wild's Game Farm; to DG & SC; to GLR 4; to South Park Rail Society
5	Beartown	railbus			1998	acquired new	1998
40	Baldwin	2-8-0			1920	ex GLR 40; ex Colorado Central Narrow Gauge Ry 40; nee International Ry of Central America 40	2000	2001	Leased; returned to Georgetown Loop RR, 2001
69	Baldwin	2-8-0	32962		4/1908	ex Nebraska Midland 69, 1973; ex BHCR 69, 1956; nee WPY 69, 1908	2001
73	Baldwin	2-8-2	73352		1947	acquired new	1947
80	ALCo	2-8-2	61980		1920	ex SVRY 20; nee SVRY 101			to SVRY (restoration) 20
81:1	ALCo	2-8-2	61981		1920	ex SVRY 19; nee SVRY 102			to SVRY (restoration) 19
81:2	GE	76ton			1957	ex US Army 3000			to Bandegua 314 (Guatemala)
90	GE	84ton	32060		1954	acquired new	1954
91	GE	84ton	32061		1954	acquired new	1954
92	GE	84ton	32709		1956	acquired new	1956
93	GE	84ton	32710		1956	acquired new	1956
94	GE	84ton	32711		1956	acquired new	1956
95	GE	86ton	34592		1963	acquired new	1963
96	GE	86ton	34593		1963	acquired new	1963	c.197x	stored and used as parts supply; may return to service
97	GE	86ton	34594		1963	acquired new	1963
98	GE	86ton	35790		1966	acquired new	1966
99	GE	86ton	35791		1966	acquired new	1966
100	GE	86ton	35792		1966	acquired new	1966		scrapped 2015
101	MLW	RSD35	M6023-01		1969	ex Sociedad Colombiana de transporte Ferroviario 1101; nee WPY 101	1999		to DSNG/WPY 101; to DSNG 101
102	MLW	RSD35	M6023-02		1969	acquired new	1969	1969	destroyed in roundhouse fire, 15Oct69
103	MLW	RSD35	M6023-03		1969	ex Sociedad Colombiana de transporte Ferroviario 1103; nee WPY 103	1999	2021	to DSNG/WPY 103; to DSNG 103
104	MLW	RSD35	M6023-04		1969	ex Sociedad Colombiana de transporte Ferroviario 1104; nee WPY 104	1999
105	MLW	RSD35	M6023-05		1969	acquired new	1969	1969	destroyed in roundhouse fire, 15Oct69
106	MLW	RSD35	M6023-06		1969	ex Sociedad Colombiana de transporte Ferroviario 1106; nee WPY 106	1999	2021	to DSNG/WPY 106; to DSNG 106
107	MLW	RSD35	M6023-07		1969	ex Sociedad Colombiana de transporte Ferroviario 1107; nee WPY 107	1999		to DSNG/WPY 107; to DSNG 107
108	MLW	RSD35	M6054-01		1971	acquired new	1971
109	MLW	RSD35	M6054-02		1971	acquired new	1971
110	MLW	RSD35	M6054-03		1971	acquired new	1971
114	BBD	RSD35W	M6123-04		1982	acquired new	1995	2024	to CATS/WPY 114, 2024
3000	NRE	E3000E3B
3001	NRE	E3000E3B
3002	NRE	E3000E3B
3003	NRE	E3000E3B
3004	NRE	E3000E3B
3005	NRE	E3000E3B
3006	NRE	E3000E3B
3007	NRE	E3000E3B
3008	NRE	E3000E3B
3009	NRE	E3000E3B

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Last updated: Aug. 04, 2024