Skagway
Skagway, Alaska, United States
A Klondike Gold Rush boomtown whose narrow gauge railway, blasted through coastal mountains in 1898-1900, is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The town's boardwalk streets still lead straight to the White Pass depot.
Railroad Identity
Home port of the White Pass & Yukon Route, the narrow gauge climb from tidewater to the summit of White Pass.
Ride
- White Pass & Yukon Route — Built during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898-1900, this narrow gauge line climbs nearly 3,000 feet in 20 miles from Skagway to the White Pass summit, through tunnels, over trestles, and past gorges.