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The
Centennial festivities included many events, many of them occurring
until canvas. Here we have musicians performing on musical saws. |
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The
day's events also included a spike-driving competition. |
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Beyond
the interest in the WP&YR's centennial throughout the region,
I'm sure that many came for the free up-to-thirty-minute steam
train rides along the shores of Lake Bennett. The RCMP was there
and maybe because of their presence, there was order in
queuing for these free rides. |
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A
narrator's view from the cupola during the free rides. The lucky
passengers in Coach 211 may also have had the chance to ride
up here for a few minutes. |
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Dignitaries
from the WP&YR, its parent corporation, those with ties to
the WP&YR and interested visitors start to gather in front
of the Carcross station before the Golden Spike Ceremony. |
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Another
cupola view, now of the site for the festivities, with the RCMP,
Duchess and big top in the background. |
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There
were many in period dress for the centennial, but without doubt,
the person most at ease in his clothing was Lord Denman who came
from Great Britain as the representative of the Close Brothers,
the financiers of the WP&YR over a century ago. Of course,
having two WP&YR staff in close attendance didn't hurt either,
I'd guess. |
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Just
as in the Bennett Centennial a year earlier and the First Spike
Centennial the year before that, Brendan Heney sets the ceremonial
Golden Spike. |
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Whack! |
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About
to be surrounded by dance hall girls from Whitehorse's Frantic
Follies, Brendan relaxes for several minutes of photographs. |
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Part
of the festivities was the creation of a panoramic photograph
of Carcross after the Golden Spike Ceremony. Here's our panoramic
photographer setting up the camera. |
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Here's
a view just before the panoramic photo was taken from the viewpoint
of Engine 40. |
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Another
part of the festivities was the departure of several private
owners of "speeders" as they head toward Skagway near
the end of the day. They arrived by rail from Whitehorse the
day before and with the exception of carrying their speeders
over the paved-over rail on the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse,
they rolled the full 110-mile length of the WP&YR. |
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The
KTUU satellite transmitter was also in Carcross to let many in
the state see the events. |
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At
the end of a busy day, the crew of "40" completes a
bit of routine maintenance. |
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From
atop the boxcar on Extra 40, we look back at the Centennial site
in Carcross near the end of the day. |
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Almost
another "steam meet" at the end of the Centennial. |
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Another
photo of the "steam meet" after the official "Meet". |
