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White Pass & Yukon Route Sets Historic New Daily Ridership Record!
SKAGWAY, AK - The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) proudly announced that it carried 7009 passengers on Wednesday July 23, 2008 setting a new daily ridership record. Read More.
White Pass & Yukon Route Sets a New Daily Ridership Record!
SKAGWAY, AK - The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) announced that it carried 6,968 passengers on Wednesday July 16, 2008 setting a new daily ridership record. Read More.
2008 Editor-in-Chief Award: Best Alaska Shore Excursion Award
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad has been awarded the 2008 Editor-In-Chief Award for Best Alaska Shore Excursion.
Read More.
SANTA TRAIN
This year's Yuletide and santa train was a great success.
Click here to see the photos.
Schedule of Events | Last Year's Photo Gallery
2008 White Pass & Yukon Route Calendar Unveiled
SKAGWAY, AK — Carrying on a century old tradition, White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) has again produced a stunning 24" X 36" wall calendar for 2008. Read More.
Goding Family Bench Dedication
August 2007 was a special time for descendants of the Goding, Lindahl and Case families who came to Skagway to celebrate their family’s association with the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. Read More.
WP&YR Prepares to Temporarily Suspend Carcross Rail Service Due to High Water levels
The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad announced today, July 23rd, that it will be curtailing its operations between Bennett, British Columbia and Carcross, Yukon effective Friday, July 27th or before, if conditions warrant, due to the unprecedented high water levels in the Southern Lakes District of Yukon. Read More.
Appointment of Ed Hanousek as Superintendent of Rail Operations
Gary C. Danielson, President of White Pass & Yukon Route, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Hanousek as Superintendent of Rail Operations. Read More.
 Gary C. Danielson receives ATIA's Lifetime Achievement Award
Gary C. Danielson, President of White Pass & Yukon Route is honored by the Alaska Tourism Industry Association with the Lifetime Achievement Award on October 12th at its 2006 Convention held in Valdez, Alaska. More…
WP&YR Announces Record 2006 Season
SKAGWAY, AK – The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) proudly announced today it has ended the 2006 season with a new annual ridership record of 431,249 revenue passengers -- breaking last year’s record of 430,037. More…
WP&YR Announces Scheduled Service to Carcross in 2007
CARCROSS, YT - The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) announced today in Carcross that it will begin scheduled passenger service between Skagway, Alaska and Carcross, Yukon Territory in May 2007. More…
New 2006 Daily Record
SKAGWAY, AK - The White Pass & Yukon Route
Railroad (WP&YR) announced that it carried 6,689 passengers
on July 19, 2006 breaking the old daily record of 6,410 set
just 5 weeks ago on June 14, 2006. More…
2006
Daily Ridership Record
SKAGWAY, AK - The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
(WP&YR) announced that it carried 6,410 passengers on
June 14, 2006 breaking the old daily record of 6,251 set
on June 17, 2004. More…
Yuletide and
the Santa Train
Visit Skagway for the Yuletide Weekend and come and meet
Santa Claus! More…
2006 White Pass & Yukon Route Calendar
Unveiled
SKAGWAY, AK — Carrying on a century old tradition,
White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) has again produced
a stunning 24" X 36" wall calendar for 2006. More…
White Pass & Yukon Route Makes
History with a Record 2005 Year
SKAGWAY, AK – The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
(WP&YR) proudly announced today it has ended the 2005
season with a new annual ridership record of 430,037 revenue
passengers -- breaking last year’s record of 404,722. More…
All-Time Ridership Record
Gary C. Danielson, President of the White Pass & Yukon
Route Railroad (WP&YR) presented Ron & Sheila Blacketer
of Salem Oregon with a certificate and tote of WP&YR memorabilia. The
Blacketers were part of a record breaking day at the WP&YR
in which the railroad surpassed last year’s all-time
ridership record of 404,722 revenue passengers. More…
Special Guests from
the UK
Retired English train driver and locomotive enthusiast
Philip Wormald spent 10 days at the WP&YR in June to see
the diesel locomotives in action. He was joined for 6
days by friends Andrew Jones and Jonathan Lee. More…
V.O.P. Visits
White Pass
Mr. G. Howard Dyer from Otisfield Maine is a V.O.P.
(very Old person!) V.I.P who traveled independently to Skagway
Alaska via Whitehorse and Vancouver to see the WP&YR. More…
Ride Yukon 2005
The WP&YR is pleased to be a sponsor of Ride Yukon
'05 from June 23-26, 2005. A featured experience
for this event is the Steam Excursion to historic
Bennett Station with Engine No. 73. More…
KUAC TV 9 and Alaska
One to Broadcast "Klondike Alaska: A Rail History"
FAIRBANKS, AK KUAC TV 9, a member of Alaska
Public Television, is pleased to present this historical
documentary produced and directed by KUACs Mark Cosson. This
chronicle of man and machines struggle to move mountains will
premiere on Wednesday, March 9 at
8:30 p.m. on Alaska One. More… |
