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There's
still a lot of WP&YR-related sights to see even though scheduled
service to Whitehorse ended in October of 1982. This is the station,
currently occupied by several businesses including the Yukon
Quest sled dog race. Visit the Whitehorse Webcam with the depot in the distance. |
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The
Whitehorse roundhouse. Railroad buildings that house locomotives
are called roundhouses even when they aren't round. Some in Whitehorse
would like to see the building demolished. |
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The
MacBride
Museum in Whitehorse covers many topics including transportation
and the WP&YR. Here is Engine 51, built in 1881, retired
in 1941 and now on display. |
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Log
Cabin, a location along both the historic White Pass Trail of
1898, the WP&YR line and today's Klondike Highway, is commemorated
as well at the MacBride Museum. |
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Along
the old WP&YR right-of-way along the shore of the Yukon River
in Whitehorse, there is new track being laid in the summer of
2000. It's for the Whitehorse Trolley. In 2000, $1.00 Canadian
(a Looney) will give you a ride over the mile or so of track
on the trolley. |
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The
Whitehorse trolley is housed in the old WP&YR roundhouse,
hopefully giving the building a purpose and again hopefully preventing
the building's demolition. The trolley is electric but has no
overhead wires to power it. So for 2000 at least, it tows its
own portable diesel-powered generator. |
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Trolley
interior. |
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Trolley
stop adjacent to the old WP&YR station. |
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The SS Klondike once proudly
took passengers from Whitehorse on to Dawson. Run by British
Yukon Navigation, it was a subsidiary of the WP&YR. Now it's
managed by Parks Canada.
Visit the Parks Canada SS Klondike web site 
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2000
marked a festive time for Whitehorse as it celebrated its 50th
anniversary. |
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Here's
the first class lounge of the SS Klondike, one of the areas visitors
get to see on the tour. |
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The
first class dining area is just behind the lounge area. |
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First
class SS Klondike accommodations were quite nice. The framed
picture on the wall has the WP&YR initials. |
