Even if trains, history and nature aren’t your cups of tea on their own, something absurdly special happens when the three combine. The White Pass and Yukon Route Railway is a staple of any visit to ...

It’s been a busy year of expansion and improvements at the White Pass & Yukon Route. The hugely popular tourist railroad, based out of Skagway, Alaska, was sold on July 31, 2018, to a joint venture ...

This year, The White Pass & Yukon Route is celebrating 125 years of service in the North. The iconic railroad has resumed operations into the Yukon territory this summer for the first time since 2019.

Lindsay Breen, White Pass & Yukon Route Railway’s first female engineer, gives a tour of her train cab on Oct 15, 2024. (Melinda Munson/KHNS) The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway has operated out of ...

An easing of restrictions at the border between Skagway and Yukon Territory will make it possible for tour companies to run cross-border excursions this summer. That’s good news for many Skagway tour ...

A tourist train along the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad makes its way back to Skagway. Photo Credit: TW Photo by Eric Moya One of my favorite ways to sightsee is from the comfort of a rail car. If ...

Built during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, the Yukon and White Pass Railway is a stunning sight. Given its speedy, two-year construction, this narrow gauge railroad, with its sky-high beams, is ...

Completed in 1900 with British financing, Canadian contracting and American engineering, the White Pass & Yukon Route was the engineering marvel of its time. Cutting a swath through some of the ...

The right equipment combination helped Cobalt Construction overcome the unique challenges of a remote location to preserve and grow the White Pass Railroad in Skagway, Alaska Jon Rudolph has a long ...

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