List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars
The White Pass and Yukon Route railroad has had a large variety of locomotives and railroad cars.
White Pass steam locomotives
Locomotives with dark grey have been scrapped, while locomotives with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.White Pass gasoline-mechanical locomotives
Locomotives with dark grey have been scrapped, while locomotives with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.Number or Name | Builder | Horse- power | AAR Type | Date Built | Shop No. | Remarks |
Ford Tram | Westminster Iron Works | B | 1937 | 68 | No train brake. Has a Ford Motor Co. V-8 engine. Purchased new. Powered the Taku Tram from 1937 to 1950. Operated at Carcross, Yukon, tie plant from 1952 to 1982. Retired in 1982. Cannibalized. | |
2nd 3 | Skagit Steel & Iron Works | B | 1924 | No train brake. Had a Fordson tractor engine. Originally, owned by Charles H. Frye and leased to Frye Lettuce Farms, Inc. Frye Lettuce went bankrupt in 1934. Locomotive purchased by the WP&YR in 1936. Relegated to Shops use only. Retired in 1943. Scrapped in 1946. | ||
3rd 3 | Plymouth Locomotive Works | B | July 1942 | 4471 | Plymouth Model ML6-25. LeRoi, Inc. RX15-C7 engine. Originally, U.S. Army #7651 and operated on the Kuparuk Ry. in Nome, Alaska. Shipped to Skagway, Alaska in 1943. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Severely damaged in the 1969 Skagway roundhouse fire. Scrapped in 1970. |
White Pass diesel-electric locomotives
Locomotives with dark grey have been scrapped, while locomotives with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.Number | Builder | Horse- power | AAR Type | Date Built | Shop No. | Remarks |
2nd 1 | General Electric Co. | B | June 1947 | 29191 | GE Phase 3b 25-Tonner. No train brake. Cummins Engine Co. HBI-600 prime mover. Originally, Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. #6. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1969. Retired in 1979. Donated to the in 1985. Sold back to WP&YR and moved to Hamilton Mfg. Co. at Sedro-Woolley, Washington in 2013. | |
2nd 2 | General Electric Co. | B | June 1947 | 29195 | GE Phase 3b 25-Tonner. No train brake. Cummins Engine Co. HBI-600 prime mover. Originally, Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. #10. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1969. Retired in 1972. Scrapped in 1985. | |
2nd 81 | General Electric Co. | C-C | June 1957 | 32933 | Convertible gauge locomotive. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251A prime mover. Originally, U.S. Army #3000. Operated on the Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. from 1957 to 1960. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1973. Retired in 1980. Sold to Bandegua in 1981. Scrapped by 2006. | |
90 | General Electric Co. | C-C | June 1954 | 32060 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251A prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CERES 140 by Coast Engine & Equipment Co. with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2008-2009. | |
91 | General Electric Co. | C-C | June 1954 | 32061 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251A prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2009-2010. | |
92 | General Electric Co. | C-C | Dec. 1956 | 32709 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2011-2012. | |
93 | General Electric Co. | C-C | Dec. 1956 | 32710 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Colt Industries, Fairbanks Morse Div. 6-251 prime mover installed in 1998. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2011-2012. | |
94 | General Electric Co. | C-C | Dec. 1956 | 32711 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2010-2011. | |
95 | General Electric Co. | C-C | Mar. 1963 | 34592 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2012-2013. | |
96 | General Electric Co. | C-C | Mar. 1963 | 34593 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2012-2013. | |
97 | General Electric Co. | C-C | Mar. 1963 | 34594 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2010-2011. | |
98 | General Electric Co. | C-C | May 1966 | 35790 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CERES 140 by Coast Engine & Equipment Co. with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2008-2009. | |
99 | General Electric Co. | C-C | May 1966 | 35791 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by with Cummins Engine Co. QSK45L prime mover in 2009-2010. | |
100 | General Electric Co. | C-C | May 1966 | 35792 | Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Shipped out for rebuild in 2013, however the rebuild was never completed and the locomotive was scrapped for parts in 2015. | |
101 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-01 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E, with Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Sold to Sociedad Colombiana de Transport Ferroviaro S.A. in 1992. Repurchased by the WP&YR in 1999. Sold to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in April 2020. | |
102 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-02 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Severely damaged in the 1969 Skagway roundhouse fire. Scrapped in 1993. | |
103 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-03 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Sold to Sociedad Colombiana de Transport Ferroviaro S.A. in 1992. Repurchased by the WP&YR in 1999. | |
104 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-04 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Sold to Sociedad Colombiana de Transport Ferroviaro S.A. in 1992. Repurchased by the WP&YR in 1999. | |
105 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-05 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Severely damaged in the 1969 Skagway roundhouse fire. Scrapped in 1993. | |
106 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-06 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Sold to Sociedad Colombiana de Transport Ferroviaro S.A. in 1992. Repurchased by the WP&YR in 1999. | |
107 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | May 1969 | 6023-07 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. Alco Products, Inc. 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. Sold to Sociedad Colombiana de Transport Ferroviaro S.A. in 1992. Repurchased by the WP&YR in 1999. Sold to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in April 2020. | |
108 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | Dec. 1971 | 6054-01 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. MLW 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. | |
109 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | Dec. 1971 | 6054-02 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. MLW 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. | |
110 | Montreal Locomotive Works | C-C | Dec. 1971 | 6054-03 | MLW-Worthington Model Series C-14, Specification DL-535E. MLW 6-251D prime mover. Purchased new. | |
Proposed 111 | Bombardier Inc. | ' | C-C | July 1982 | 6123-01 | Bombardier Specification DL-535E. Bombardier 6-251D prime mover. Stored at Soulanges Industries, Les Cedres, Quebec from 1982 until 1993. Sold to United States Gypsum Co. in 1993. Operable. |
Proposed 112 | Bombardier Inc. | ' | C-C | July 1982 | 6123-02 | Bombardier Specification DL-535E. Bombardier 6-251D prime mover. Stored at Soulanges Industries, Les Cedres, Quebec from 1982 until 1991. Sold to United States Gypsum Co. in 1991. Operable. |
Proposed 113 | Bombardier Inc. | C-C | July 1982 | 6123-03 | Bombardier Specification DL-535E. Bombardier 6-251D prime mover. Stored at Soulanges Industries, Les Cedres, Quebec from 1982 until 1991. Sold to United States Gypsum Co. in 1991. Destroyed in an accident in 1992. | |
114 | Bombardier Inc. | C-C | July 1982 | 6123-04 | Bombardier Specification DL-535E. Bombardier 6-251D prime mover. Stored at Soulanges Industries, Les Cedres, Quebec from 1982 until 1991. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1995. Damaged in 2006 derailment. Rebuilt 2007-2008. Operable. | |
3000 | National Railway Equipment Co. | C-C | Feb 2020 | ______ | NRE Model E3000CC-DC. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 16-645E3C prime mover. Rebuilt from standard gauge Australian export diesel demonstrator #1109. | |
3001 | National Railway Equipment Co. | C-C | Feb 2020 | ______ | NRE Model E3000CC-DC. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 16-645E3C prime mover. Rebuilt from standard gauge Australian export diesel demonstrator #1110. | |
3002 | National Railway Equipment Co. | C-C | 2020 | ______ | NRE Model E3000CC-DC. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 16-645E3C prime mover. | |
3003 | National Railway Equipment Co. | C-C | 2020 | ______ | NRE Model E3000CC-DC. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 16-645E3C prime mover. | |
3004 | National Railway Equipment Co. | C-C | 2020 | ______ | NRE Model E3000CC-DC. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 16-645E3C prime mover. | |
3005 | National Railway Equipment Co. | C-C | 2020 | ______ | NRE Model E3000CC-DC. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 16-645E3C prime mover. |
White Pass passenger cars
Cars with dark grey have been scrapped, while cars with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.Number | Name | Builder | Date Built | Remarks |
1 | ........ | WP&YR | 1900 | Open observation car. Single 4-wheel truck. No air brake. Used on the Taku Tram. Converted to a flatcar in 1937. Retired in 1951. |
2 | ........ | Chassis: Ford Motor Co.; powered front truck and idler wheels at rear: WP&YR | 1935 | Self-propelled, gasoline-mechanical, Ford Motor Co. V-8 engine. Made from 1934 Ford chassis and a bus body. No train brake. Demolished due to a derailment in 1942. Scrapped in 1943. |
X3 | ........ | American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #8339. | 1918 | Baggage Car, used on the WP&YR exclusively as a Tool Car. Originally, Sumpter Valley Ry. Baggage Car #5. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Renumbered to X3 in 1947. Scrapped in 1971. |
5 | The Red Line | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic, Caterpillar Inc. Model 3406 engine. Purchased new. Sold to in 2004. Society merged into the MacBride Museum in 2017. |
1st 200 | 1st :Image:Beauty Fraser BC.JPG|Lake Fraser | WP&YR | 1902 | Business car from 1902 to 1941. Passenger car from 1941 to 1954. Work Car #X16 from 1954 to 1968, but not physically renumbered. Scrapped in 1968. |
2nd 200 | 2nd Lake Summit | WP&YR | 1992 | Built up from Flatcar #497, 498, or 499. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
1st 201 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, 1st 205. |
2nd 201 | ........ | WP&YR | 1900 | Baggage Car. Destroyed in a runaway in 1938. |
3rd 201 | Lake Crater | WP&YR | 1992 | Built up from Flatcar #497, 498, or 499. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
1st 202 | ........ | 1887 | Combine. Originally, Sold to in 1890. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Sold to Klondike Mines Ry. in 1904. The KM Ry. was abandoned in 1913. KM Ry. assets sold to the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corp. in 1925. Car destroyed by fire between 1947 & 1949. | |
2nd 202 | Lake Bare Loon | WP&YR | 1992 | Built up from Flatcar #497, 498, or 499. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
1st 203 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #272. |
2nd 203 | Lake Fantail | WP&YR | 1993 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
1st 204 | ........ | 1882 | Originally, Addison & Northern Pennsylvania Ry. Sold to Barrows & Co. in 1887. Car moved to the Billmeyer factory at York, Pennsylvania, for renovation. Resold to the in 1888. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Sold to the Tanana Mines Ry. in 1905. The TM Ry. became the Tanana Valley R.R. in 1907. Car wrecked in 1916. | |
2nd 204 | Lake Chilkoot | WP&YR | 1993 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. |
1st 205 | ........ | Seattle & Walla Walla R.R. | 1877 | Baggage Car. Originally, S&WW #2. Transferred to in 1880. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Renumbered to 1st 205 in 1900. Cupola added in 1925. Destroyed in a wreck in 1943. |
2nd 205 | Lake Chilkat | WP&YR | 1993 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. |
1st 206 | ........ | 1887 | Originally, Sold to in 1890. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Sold to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1918. The A.E.C. became The Alaska Railroad in 1923. The Alaska Railroad's narrow-gauge branch was abandoned in 1930. Car presumed to have been scrapped thereafter. | |
2nd 206 | Lake Nares | WP&YR | 1993 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. |
1st 207 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #270. |
2nd 207 | Lake Morrow | WP&YR | 1994 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
1st 208 | ........ | 1882 | Originally, Addison & Northern Pennsylvania Ry. Sold to Barrows & Co. in 1887. Car moved to the Billmeyer factory at York, Pennsylvania, for renovation. Resold to the in 1888. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Sold to the Klondike Mines Ry. in 1904. The KM Ry. was abandoned in 1913. KM Ry. assets sold to the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corp. in 1925. Car destroyed by fire between 1947 & 1949. | |
2nd 208 | Lake Homan | WP&YR | 1994 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. |
1st 209 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #267. |
2nd 209 | :Image:Beauty Fraser BC.JPG|Lake Bernard | WP&YR | 1994 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. |
210 | ........ | Seattle & Walla Walla R.R. | 1876 | Earliest-built rolling stock to operate on the WP&YR. Originally, S&WW Coach #1. Transferred to in 1880. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Sold to the Tanana Mines Ry. in 1905. The TM Ry. became the Tanana Valley R.R. in 1907. The TV RR was sold to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1917. The A.E.C. became The Alaska Railroad in 1923. The Alaska Railroad's narrow-gauge branch was abandoned in 1930. Car presumed to have been scrapped thereafter. |
211 | Combo | American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #8338. | 1918 | Combine. Originally, Sumpter Valley Ry. #11. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Tool car from 1943 to 1946. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Returned to passenger service, and cupola added in 1946. |
212 | ........ | Carter Brothers | 1884 | Originally, #2. Acquired by the WP&YR in 1898. Destroyed by the 1932 Skagway roundhouse fire. |
214 | Lake Spirit | J.G. Brill & Co. | about Nov. 1881 | Originally, Texas & St. Louis Ry.. Sold to in 1886. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1900. Cupola added in 1971. Cupola removed in 1988. |
216 | Lake Black | J.G. Brill & Co. | about Nov. 1881 | Originally, Texas & St. Louis Ry.. Sold to in 1886. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1900. Cupola added in 1967. Cupola removed in 1996. |
218 | Lake Atlin | Jackson & Sharp Co. | June 1881 | Nos. 218 and 220 are the oldest operating rolling stock on the WP&YR. Originally, Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain R.R. Sold to F.M. Hicks & Co. in 1899 or 1900. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1901. |
220 | Lake Dewey | Jackson & Sharp Co. | June 1881 | Nos. 218 and 220 are the oldest operating rolling stock on the WP&YR. Originally, Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain R.R. Sold to F.M. Hicks & Co. in 1899 or 1900. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1901. |
222 | Lake Lindeman | Jackson & Sharp Co. | 1883 | Originally, Kaaterskill R.R. Coaches sold to F.M. Hicks & Co. in 1899 or 1900. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1901. |
224 | Lake Marsh | Jackson & Sharp Co. | 1883 | Originally, Kaaterskill R.R. Coaches sold to F.M. Hicks & Co. in 1899 or 1900. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1901. |
226 | 2nd :Image:Beauty Fraser BC.JPG|Lake Fraser | WP&YR | 1903 | Work car from 1960 to 1962. |
228 | ........ | WP&YR | 1904 | Destroyed by the 1932 Skagway roundhouse fire. |
1st 230 | ........ | WP&YR | 1908 | Open observation car from 1908 to 1921. Walled-in, in 1921. Passenger car from 1921 to 1942. Work car from 1942 to 1943. Destroyed by fire in 1943. |
2nd 230 | Lake Big Kalzes | Underframe: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #TC-3263; body: WP&YR | 2002 | Built upon the underframe of Tank Car #68. Open observation car from 2002 to 2005. Walled-in, in 2005. |
232 | ........ | WP&YR | 1908 | Open observation car from 1908 to 1942. Used on the Taku Tram from 1917 to 1936. Walled-in, in 1942. Work car from 1942 to 1962. Renumbered to X6 in 1947. Scrapped in 1962. |
234 | Lake Cowley | most likely, Nevada-California-Oregon Ry. | 1892 | Originally, N-C-O #6. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1916. Work car from 1945 to 1952. #X7 from 1947 to 1952. Back to Passenger Car #234 in 1952. |
236 | Lake Mayo | Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp. | 1887 | Originally, South Pacific Coast R.R. #66. Sold to Nevada-California-Oregon Ry. via Atlantic Equipment Co. in 1909. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1916. |
238 | Lake Watson | WP&YR | 1922 | ........ |
240 | Lake Bennett | St. Charles Car Co. | 1884 | Originally, #3. Sold to Coronado R.R. in 1901. The Coronado R.R. was abandoned in 1923. Car resold to United Commercial Co.. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1925. |
242 | Lake Teslin | American Car & Foundry Co. | 1903 | Originally, Coronado R.R. #7. The Coronado R.R. was abandoned in 1923. Car sold to United Commercial Co.. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1925. |
244 | 2nd Lake Emerald | Carter Brothers | 1884 | Originally, South Pacific Coast R.R. #59. Sold to Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1908. Car purchased by the WP&YR in 1927. Work car from 1960 to 1962. Converted back to passenger car in 1962. |
246 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #264. |
248 | Lake Tagish | Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp. | 1887 | Originally, South Pacific Coast R.R. #65. Sold to Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1907. Car purchased by the WP&YR in 1928. Used on the Taku Tram from 1928 to 1936. |
250 | ........ | Pullman Co., Lot #C1073, Plan #253. | 1885 | Originally, North Pacific Coast R.R. #22. The NPC became the North Shore R.R. in 1902. NS RR merged into the Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1907. Car purchased by the WP&YR in 1930. Destroyed by the 1932 Skagway roundhouse fire. |
252 | Lake Muncho | Pullman Co., Lot #C1073, Plan #253. | 1885 | Originally, North Pacific Coast R.R. #26. The NPC became the North Shore R.R. in 1902. NS RR merged into the Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1907. Car purchased by the WP&YR in 1930. |
254 | Lake Dezadeash | Pullman Co., Lot #C1073, Plan #253. | 1885 | Originally, North Pacific Coast R.R. #27. The NPC became the North Shore R.R. in 1902. NS RR merged into the Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1907. Car purchased by the WP&YR in 1934. Renumbered to X18, and its use of the name Lake Emerald was discontinued in 1957. Work Car from 1957 to 1963. Converted back to passenger car and reassumed the #254 in 1963. However, in 1962, the name Lake Emerald had been reassigned to #244. Therefore, #254 was assigned the name Lake Dezadeash in 1963. |
256 | Lake LeBarge | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1936 | Purchased new. |
258 | Lake Kluane | 1893 | Originally, Pacific Coast Ry. #102. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1937. | |
260 | Lake Tutshi | 1893 | Originally, Pacific Coast Ry. #103. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1937. | |
262 | 1st Lake Summit | 1893 | Originally, Pacific Coast Ry. #105. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1937 as #105. Work car from 1937 to 1947. Renumbered to B05 in 1947. Later in 1947, converted back to a passenger car and renumbered to 262. Destroyed by the 1969 Skagway roundhouse fire. | |
264 | Lake Aishihik | Carter Brothers | 1885 | Originally, San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada R.R. Ettie. SJ&SN merged into the Northern Ry. in 1888. Northern Ry. merged into the Southern Pacific Co. in 1898. Car leased to the South Pacific Coast R.R. from 1904 to 1906. Leased to the Nevada & California Ry. from 1906 to 1908. Sold to Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1908. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1927 as #246. Renumbered to 264 in 1948. |
266 | Lake Schwatka | American Car & Foundry Co. , Lot #8337. | 1918 | Originally, Sumpter Valley Ry. Coach #25. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1947 as #X5. Work car from 1947 to 1963. Converted back to a passenger car and renumbered to 266 in 1963. |
267 | Lake Portage | American Car & Foundry Co. , Lot #8338. | 1918 | Originally, Sumpter Valley Ry. Combine #10. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Tool car from 1943 to 1946. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Returned to passenger service, and cupola added in 1946. Cupola removed, and converted to full-length passenger car in 1982. Renumbered to 267 in 1992. |
268 | Lake Lewes | American Car & Foundry Co. , Lot #8337. | 1918 | Originally, Sumpter Valley Ry. Coach #26. Converted to a passenger and railway post office combine, most likely in 1928. Purchased by the WP&YR in 1947 as #X12. Work car from 1947 to 1966. Converted back to a full-length passenger car and renumbered to 268 in 1966. |
270 | 1893 | Originally, Pacific Coast Ry. Baggage Car #201. Purchased by WP&YR as Baggage Car 1st 207 in 1937. Cupola added in 1937. Cupola removed, converted to passenger car, and renumbered to 270 in 1967. | ||
272 | Lake Nisutlin | WP&YR | 1900 | Originally, Baggage Car 1st 203. Cupola added in 1925. Cupola removed, converted to passenger car, and renumbered to 272 in 1967. Wrecked at White Pass in 2014. Scrapped in 2016 |
274 | Lake Primrose | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1969 | Purchased new. Sold in 2011. Resold to Georgetown Loop R.R. by 2014. |
276 | 1st Lake Big Salmon | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1969 | Purchased new. Sold in 2005. Resold to in 2007. |
278 | 1st Lake Fairweather | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1969 | Purchased new. Sold in 2005. Resold to Georgetown Loop R.R. in 2007. Renamed Silver Queen by G.L. R.R. |
280 | Lake Dease | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1969 | Purchased new. Shipped out in 2012. Sold to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 2015. |
282 | 1st Lake Klukshu | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1976 | Purchased new. Sold in 2005. Resold to Georgetown Loop R.R. in 2007. Renamed Clear Creek by G.L. R.R. |
284 | 1st Lake Takhini | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1976 | Purchased new. Sold in 2005. Resold to Georgetown Loop R.R. in 2007. Renamed Argentine by G.L. R.R. |
286 | Lake Kusawa | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1976 | Purchased new. Shipped out in 2012. Sold to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 2015. |
288 | 1st Lake McClintock | Coast Steel Fabricators, Ltd. | 1976 | Purchased new. Sold in 2005. Resold in 2007. |
290 | Yukon River | WP&YR | 1994 | Built up from one of Flatcars ##470-477. |
300 | Skagway River | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Purchased new. |
302 | Taiya River | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Purchased new. |
304 | Copper River | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Purchased new. |
306 | Stikine River | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Purchased new. |
308 | Klondike River | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Purchased new. |
310 | Mackenzie River | Beartown Mechanical Design | 1998 | Purchased new. |
312 | Tatshenshini River | Jeff Hamilton | 2000 | Purchased new. |
314 | Alsek River | Jeff Hamilton | 2000 | Purchased new. |
316 | Liard River | Jeff Hamilton | 2000 | Purchased new. |
318 | Taku River | Jeff Hamilton | 2000 | Purchased new. |
320 | Pelly River | Jeff Hamilton | 2001 | Purchased new. |
322 | Fortymile River | Jeff Hamilton | 2001 | Purchased new. |
324 | Porcupine River | Jeff Hamilton | 2001 | Purchased new. |
326 | Peel River | Jeff Hamilton | 2001 | Purchased new. |
328 | Stewart River | Jeff Hamilton | 2001 | Purchased new. |
330 | Peace River | Jeff Hamilton | 2001 | Purchased new. |
332 | Lake Johns | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200401 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
334 | Thompson River | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200402 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
336 | Lake Drury | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200403 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
338 | Lake McQuesten | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200404 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
340 | Lake Finlayson | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200405 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
342 | Lake McNeil | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200406 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
344 | Lake Munroe | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200407 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
346 | Lake Pelly | Jeff Hamilton, shop #HA200408 | 2004 | Purchased new. |
348 | 2nd Lake Klukshu | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #001 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
350 | 2nd Lake McClintock | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #002 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
352 | 2nd Lake Big Salmon | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #003 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
354 | 2nd Lake Takhini | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #004 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
356 | 2nd Lake Fairweather | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #005 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
358 | Lake Hutshi | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #006 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
360 | Lake Annie | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #007 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
362 | Lake Crag | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #008 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
364 | Lake Frances | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #009 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
366 | Lake Choutla | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #010 | 2005 | Purchased new. |
368 | Lake Wasson | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #2007-1 | 2007 | Purchased new. |
370 | Lake Surprise | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #2007-_ | 2007 | Purchased new. |
372 | Lake McConnell | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #2007-_ | 2007 | Purchased new. |
374 | Lake Jennings | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #2007-_ | 2007 | Purchased new. |
376 | Lake Squanga | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #2007-_ | 2007 | Purchased new. |
378 | Whiting River | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1205-12-378 | 2012 | Hamilton Model ADA-12-15. Purchased new. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
380 | Aishihik River | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1205-12-382 | 2012 | Hamilton Model PASS-12-15. Purchased new. |
382 | Nakina River | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1205-12-380 | 2012 | Hamilton Model PASS-12-15. Purchased new. |
384 | Lake Racine | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1310384 | 2014 | Hamilton Model ADA-14. Purchased new. Equipped with wheelchair lift. |
386 | Lake Goat | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1310386 | 2014 | Hamilton Model STD-26. Purchased new. |
388 | Lake Beaver | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1310388 | 2014 | Hamilton Model STD-26. Purchased new. |
390 | Lake Fox | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1360-100-1 | 2015 | Hamilton Model COMP-100. Purchased new. |
401 | Michael J. Heney | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1320400 | 2014 | Hamilton Model "Club." Purchased new. Club car. |
402 | Samuel H. Graves | Hamilton Mfg. Co., shop #1320402 | 2014 | Hamilton Model "Club." Purchased new. Club car. |
501 | ______ | Hamilton Mfg. | 2019 | Purchased new. |
502 | ______ | Hamilton Mfg. | 2019 | Purchased new. |
503 | ______ | Hamilton Mfg. | 2020 | Purchased new. |
504 | ______ | Hamilton Mfg. | 2020 | Purchased new. |
505 | ______ | Hamilton Mfg. | 2020 | Purchased new. |
506 | ______ | Hamilton Mfg. | 2020 | Purchased new. |
507 | Lake Octopus | Hamilton Mfg. | 2020 | Purchased new. |
932 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #X3. |
USA 932 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #X3. |
USA 933 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #267. |
USA 934 | ........ | ........ | ........ | See, #211. |
Existing White Pass freight train cars
Cars with dark grey have been scrapped, while cars with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.Number | Type | Builder | Year Built | Remarks |
........ | Boxcars: | ............. | ........... | All time boxcar total = 201. 2 remain in existence. |
708 | Boxcar | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1910 | Capacity =. Originally, C&S #8336. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Wash & shower work car from 1960 until 1973. Tool car from 1973 to 1982. In baggage service in 1982. Back to tool car service beginning in 1988. Retired in 2009. |
742 | Boxcar | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1910 | Capacity =. Originally, C&S #8313. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Retired in 1977. Reactivated in 1982. In baggage service from 1982 to 2008. To work car service beginning in 2009. Retired by 2016. |
........ | Cabooses: | ............. | All time caboose total = 27. 6 remain in existence. | |
3rd 901 | Extended Vision Caboose | WP&YR | 1972 | ........ |
2nd 903 | Extended Vision Caboose | WP&YR | 1969 | Sold to Midwest Central R.R. in 1991. |
2nd 905 | Extended Vision Caboose | WP&YR | 1968 | Became U.S. Forest Service shelter at Denver, Alaska in 1994. |
909 | Cupola Caboose with Flanger | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1910 | Originally, C&S boxcar. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943. Cut down to caboose-flanger by in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Renumbered to 857 in 1944. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Retired in 1968. Restored to service in 1998. Permanently laid up on static display with Rotary #1 in Skagway. |
1st 911 | Cupola Caboose | Sumpter Valley Ry. | 1904 | Originally, SV Ry. #3. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943. Retired in 1946. Sold to the WP&YR in 1947. Resold in 1947 to a private party who used it as a shed in Skagway, Alaska. Sent to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1991. Restored to operation on SV RR in 2006. |
2nd 911 | Cupola Caboose | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1910 | Originally, C&S boxcar. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943. Converted to caboose by in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Renumbered to 861 in 1944. Sold to the WP&YR in 1947. Converted to Work Car #X14 in 1955. Named Katler's Castle, 1962~1965. Re-converted back to caboose and renumbered to 2nd 911 in 1967. Retired in 1972. Put on display at 8th Ave. and Spring St., Skagway, Alaska in 2016. |
........ | Flatcars: | ............. | ........... | All time flatcar total = 620. 83 remain in existence. |
1 to 6 | Flatcars | WP&YR | 1900 | Capacity = 1.05 tons. Single 4-wheel truck. No air brake. Used on the Taku Tram. Retired in 1951. No. 1 was a passenger car from 1900 to 1937. #4 put on display at Skagway, Alaska in 1971. 4 cars are at Taku, British Columbia. 1 car is at Scotia Bay, British Columbia. |
479 to 482, and 484 to 491 | Container Flatcars | National Steel Car Corp. | 1969 | Capacity =. Purchased new. No. 479 had deck and retaining railings added in the 1990s for use in open-air baggage service. ##486, 487, and 489 were configured to accept baggage containers in 2009. |
737 | Flatcar | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1910 | Capacity =. Originally, C&S boxcar. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943. Cut down to flatcar by in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Sold to the WP&YR in 1947. Retired in 2017. |
1000 | Flatcar | WP&YR | 1954 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Made from unused passenger car underframe. Put on display at the in 1995. |
1001 | Flatcar | WP&YR | 1954 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Made from unused passenger car underframe. Put on display behind Loco #195, adjacent to :File:Skagway_Museum.jpg|Skagway Museum in 1998. |
1002 | Flatcar | WP&YR | 1954 | Capacity =. Made from unused passenger car underframe. |
1003 | Flatcar | unknown | most likely, 1944 | Capacity =. Originally, U.S. Navy. Trucks built for Navy in 1942 by American Steel Foundries. Car purchased by WP&YR in 1954. |
1004 | Flatcar | unknown | most likely, 1944 | Capacity =. Originally, U.S. Navy. Trucks built for Navy in 1942 by American Steel Foundries. Car purchased by WP&YR in 1954. |
1005 to 1007, and 1009 | Flatcars | Pressed Steel Car Co. | 1945 | Capacity =. Originally, U.S. Navy. Trucks built for Navy in 1942 by American Steel Foundries. Car purchased by WP&YR in 1954. |
1010 to 1013 | Flatcars | Pressed Steel Car Co. | 1945 | Capacity =. Originally, U.S. Navy. Trucks built for Navy in 1942 by American Steel Foundries. Car purchased by WP&YR in 1956. |
1016 | Flatcar | WP&YR | 1943, 1956 | Capacity =. Made in 1956 from Flatcar #R2. |
1020 | Flatcar | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1957 | Capacity =. Purchased new. |
1021 | Flatcar | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1957 | Capacity =. Purchased new. |
1025 | Flatcar | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1961 | Capacity =. Purchased new. |
1026 | Flatcar | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1961 | Capacity =. Purchased new. |
1102, 1103, 1105, 1107 to 1110, 1114, 1116, 1118, and 1120 | Flatcars | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Capacity =. Built as boxcars intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to Oahu Ry. in 1942. Purchased by WP&YR via Lou-Ann Trading Co. and cut down to flatcars in 1954. No. 1105 was configured with railings in 2014 to act as a medical rescue car. |
1127 | Flatcar | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Capacity =. Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army. Cut down to underframe for Tank Car #29 in 1943. Converted to flatcar in 1957. |
1128 | Flatcar | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Capacity =. Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army. Cut down to work car in 1944. Transferred to WP&YR in 1946. Renumbered to #1st X9 in 1947. Became underframe of Tank Car #11 in 1952. Converted to flatcar in 1959. Put on display behind Loco #195, adjacent to :File:Skagway_Museum.jpg|Skagway Museum in 1998. |
1129 | Flatcar | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Capacity =. Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army. Cut down to work car in 1944. Transferred to WP&YR in 1946. Became underframe of Tank Car #25 in 1943. Converted to flatcar in 1950. |
1132 to 1138, 1140, 1142, 1144, 1165, 1168, and 1174 | Flatcars | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Capacity =. Built as boxcars intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcars and sold to WP&YR in 1962. |
1131, 1143, 1145, 1149, 1153, 1156, 1157, 1161, 1166, 1170, and 1173 | Flatcars | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Same remarks as for ##1132~1174, above. In addition: No. 1143 to the Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. in 1990. #1149 to L.K.&P. R.R. in 1995. ##1131, 1156, 1157, and 1170 to Midwest Central R.R. in 1995. Of these, #1157 resold to Georgetown Loop R.R. in 2011. ##1145, 1161, and 1166 to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 2005. #1153 and #1173 to G.L. R.R. in 2007. |
either 1146 or 1150 | Flatcar | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Same remarks as for ##1132~1174, above. In addition: To Kauai Plantation in 2005. |
1180, 1183, and 1193 | Flatcars | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Capacity =. Built as boxcars intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to :de:Kahului Railroad|Kahului R.R. and cut down to flatcars in 1961. Sold to WP&YR via Midwest Steel Corp. in 1967. |
1176, 1177, and 1181 | Flatcars | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Same remarks as for ##1180, 1183, and 1193, above. In addition: No. 1177 to Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. in 1982. #1176 L.K.&P. R.R. in 1995. #1181 to Midwest Central R.R. in 1995, and resold to the Georgetown Loop R.R. in 2015. |
only one of: 1179, 1184, 1188, 1190 | Flatcar | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Same remarks as for ##1180, 1183, and 1193, above. In addition: To Kauai Plantation in 2005. |
1200 | Depressed Center Flatcar | Baldwin Locomotive Works and WP&YR | 1900, 1957 | Capacity =. Originally, underframe for Loco #62 tender. Tender reassigned to Loco #66 in 1947. Tender superstructure replaced in 1951. Underframe used to make Depressed Center Flatcar #1200 in 1957. |
1201 | Depressed Center Flatcar | Baldwin Locomotive Works and WP&YR | 1938, 1962 | Capacity =. Originally, underframe for Loco #70 tender. Tender assigned to Rotary #1 from 1950 to 1953. Assigned to Loco #190 from 1953 to 1960. Used to make Depressed Center Flatcar #1201 in 1962. |
1202 | Depressed Center Flatcar | WP&YR | 1967 | Capacity =. |
1203 | Depressed Center Flatcar | WP&YR | 1968 | Capacity =. |
........ | Gondolas | ............. | ........... | All time gondola total = 30. None remain in existence. |
........ | Hopper Cars: | ............. | ........... | All time hopper car total = 31. 16 remain in existence. |
640 | Multi-Service Car | Canadian Car & Foundry Co., Lot #2247, Specification #F-76 | 1958 | Capacity =. Originally, 42-inch gauge, Canadian National Rys. #6794. Purchased by the WP&YR and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1990. |
641 to 647 | Multi-Service Cars | Canadian Car & Foundry Co., Lot #2269, Specification #F-80 | 1959 | Capacity =. Originally, 42-inch gauge, Canadian National Rys.. Purchased by the WP&YR and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1990. No. 641 = CN #6774; #642 = CN #6765; #643 = CN #6786; #644 = CN #6758; #645 = CN #6768; #646 = CN #6772, #647 = CN #6784. |
672, 674, 679, 680, 682, and 683 | 3-Bay Hopper Cars | East Broad Top R.R. & Coal Co. | 1919 ; 1927 ; 1917 | Capacity = of coal or of gravel. Originally, EBT. Purchased by WP&YR in 1968. No. 672 = EBT #1029; #674 = EBT #1038; #679 = EBT #1047; #680 = EBT #1024; #682 = EBT #1072; #683 = EBT #960. To Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1991. |
676 | 3-Bay Hopper Car | East Broad Top R.R. & Coal Co. | 1919 | Capacity = of coal or of gravel. Originally, EBT #1028. Purchased by WP&YR in 1968. To Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. in 1995. |
678 | 3-Bay Hopper Car | East Broad Top R.R. & Coal Co. | 1914 | Capacity = of coal or of gravel. Originally, EBT #858. Purchased by WP&YR in 1968. Stored since 2002. |
........ | Refrigerator Cars | ............. | ........... | All time refrigerator car total = 31. None remain in existence. |
........ | Side Dump Cars: | ............. | ........... | All time side dump car total = 53. 14 remain in existence. |
One of ##30-39 | Chassis of Center-Pivot, Side-Lift Dump Car | Western Wheeled Scraper Co. | 1890s | Capacity of bin had been 4 cubic yards. Single 4-wheel truck. No air brake. Originally owned by W. D. Hofius & Co. Sold to WP&YR in 1899 for use during construction of railroad. Chassis reported in 2018 to be at Alaska 360 Dredge Town, adjacent Klondike Highway Mile 2.2, Skagway, Alaska. |
650 to 657 | Side-Pivot, Drop-Side, Air-Dump Cars | Eastern Car Co. | 1958 | Capacity =. Originally, 42-inch gauge, Canadian National Rys.. Purchased by WP&YR and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1989. No. 650 = CN #15016; #651 = CN #15015; #652 = CN #15010; #653 = CN #15006; #654 = CN #15011; #655 = CN #15005; #656 = CN #15004; #657 = CN #15013. |
661 | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1940 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Purchased new. Originally #801. Renumbered to 861 in 1947. Renumbered to 661 in 1960. Sold to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1985. | |
662 | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1940 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Purchased new. Originally #802. Renumbered to 862 in 1947. Renumbered to 662 in 1960. Sold to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1991. | |
663 | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1940 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Purchased new. Originally #803. Renumbered to 863 in 1947. Renumbered to 663 in 1960. Sold to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1991. Resold back to WP&YR in 2005. Put on display at 8th Ave. and Spring St., Skagway, Alaska in 2016. | |
664 | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1940 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Purchased new. Originally #804. Renumbered to 864 in 1947. Renumbered to 664 in 1960. Sold to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1991. | |
665 | Pacific Car & Foundry Co. | 1940 | Capacity =. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Purchased new. Originally #805. Renumbered to 865 in 1947. Renumbered to 665 in 1960. Put on display adjacent to :File:Skagway_Museum.jpg|Skagway Museum in 1991. | |
........ | Stock Cars | ............. | ........... | All time stock car total = 35. None remain in existence. |
........ | Tank Cars: | ............. | ........... | All time tank car total = 64. 15 remain in existence. |
8 | Tank Car | Standard Oil Co. | between 1903 & 1906 | Shell =, dome ≈. :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|Arch bar trucks. Originally, a Union Tank Car Co. standard gauge Class V tank car. Built between 1903 & 1906 1906, bearing a number less than 10000. Renumbered to 10844 about 1911. Purchased by WP&YR and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1939. Donated to the BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, British Columbia, in 1978. Unusual and historic tank car because it retained its original UTLX Class V architecture. |
10 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Oil Co.; replacement underframe: Pullman Co. | Tank: between 1906 & 1911; replacement underframe: 1942 | Shell ≈. Originally, a standard gauge Union Tank Car Co. Class V tank car. Purchased by WP&YR and converted 3-foot gauge in 1941. Mounted on underframe of Gondola #110 in 1949. Stored since 2002. |
27 | Tank Car | Tank: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #8470; replacement underframe: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #5233 | Tank: 1918; replacement underframe: 1908 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, one of U.S. Army Ordnance Dept. #4001~4500, probably #4042. Ordered in 1917 as one of 575 standard gauge tank cars intended to be used in France. Due to the progress of World War I, this order was changed, and 500 standard gauge 7000-7020 nominal gal. tank cars were delivered to the Ordnance Dept. Under Army ownership, car wrecked and repaired, the repair reducing its capacity to 6,672 gallons. Tank mounted on WP&YR Flatcar #319 in 1944. Tank turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Re-mounted on the underframe of Gondola #108 in 1952. Re-mounted on the underframe of Tank Car #3 in 1956. Re-mounted on Flatcar #316 in 1968. Stored since 2002. |
28 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Oil Co.; replacement underframe: Pullman Co. | Tank: between 1903 & 1906; replacement underframe: 1942 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, a Union Tank Car Co. standard gauge UTLX Class V tank car. Built between 1903 & 1906, bearing a number less than 10000. Renumbered to 15744 about 1912. Purchased by WP&YR and mounted Flatcar #325 in 1949. Re-mounted on the underframe of Gondola #116 in 1950. Put on display at the in 1990, posing as #42. |
Fantasy 42 | Tank Car | ............. | ........... | See, #28. |
50 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Steel Car Co.; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #13084, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88112 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11024 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Cumbres & Toltec Scenic R.R. in 1991. |
51 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Steel Car Co.; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1915; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #12739, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88113 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11025 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Cumbres & Toltec Scenic R.R. in 1991. |
53 | Tank Car | Tank: Pressed Steel Car Co.; replacement underframe: Pullman Co. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1942 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #12838, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88107 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11019 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. Tank re-mounted on Flatcar #106 in 1980. Water car. |
58 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Oil Co.-Buffalo Works; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1930 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #12770, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1930. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type W internal steam heating pipes installed in 1937. Renumbered to UTLX 88125 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11027 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Colorado R.R. Museum in 1991. |
59 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Steel Car Co.; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #12976, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88110 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11022 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Georgetown Loop R.R. in 1991. To Colorado R.R. Museum in 2004. |
60 | Tank Car | Tank: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #5141; replacement underframe: Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1942 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #13236, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1924. Upon conversion, it ran on the Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Type W internal steam heating pipes installed in 1937. Renumbered to UTLX 88128 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11030 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. Tank re-mounted on Flatcar #1178 in 1980. Sold to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 2005. Tank became replacement tank for SV Tank Car #100/13055. Underframe became underframe for SV Fire Car #0178. |
61 | Tank Car | Tank: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #5141; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #13172, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88104 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11016 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1991. |
62 | Tank Car | Tank: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #5141; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #13130, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88101 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11013 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Cumbres & Toltec Scenic R.R. in 1991. |
63 | Tank Car | Tank: American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #5141; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #13168, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88103 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11015 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Cumbres & Toltec Scenic R.R. in 1991. |
64 | Tank Car | Tank: Pressed Steel Car Co.; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, standard gauge Union Tank Car Co. #12872, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Renumbered to UTLX 88100 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11012 in 1956. Car purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Colorado R.R. Museum in 1991. |
65 | Tank Car | Tank: Standard Oil Co.-Buffalo Works; replacement underframe: Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. | Tank: 1907; replacement underframe: 1927 | Shell =, dome =. Originally, Union Tank Car Co. #12757, a standard gauge UTLX Class X tank car. Center sill replaced by small underframe and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1927. Upon conversion, it ran on the D&RGW. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. To Cumbres & Toltec Scenic R.R. in 1991. |
Existing White Pass work equipment
cars with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.Number or Name | Type | Builder | Year Built | Remarks |
...... | ............ | ................. | ........ | All time work equipment total = 57. 16 remain in existence. |
Claws #1 | Right Rail Spike Puller | , shop #403 | 1992 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Nordco Claws Model LS. 31 H.P. Deutz AG F2L1011 engine. Originally owned by Kansas City Southern Ry. Purchased in 2004 via . Converted to 3-foot gauge by N.A. Equip. Sales. |
Claws #2 | Left Rail Spike Puller | Rexnord, Inc., shop #129 | 1984 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Rexnord/Nordberg Claws Model LS. Originally owned by Atlas Railroad Construction, LLC. Purchased in 2004 via . Converted to 3-foot gauge by N.A. Equip. Sales. |
Hydra-Spiker | Spiker | Rexnord, Inc., shop #151 | 1984 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Rexnord/Nordberg Hydra-Spiker Model B. Purchased in 2004 via . Previous owner unknown. Converted to 3-foot gauge by N.A. Equip. Sales. |
:File:White Pass Snow Plow No1 Aug2011.jpg|Rotary#1 | Rotary Snowplow | Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works, shop #56 | 1899 | Purchased new. Retired in 1962. Restored to service in 1995. On display at the Skagway depot. Received a 190-class tender in 1944. Then in 1947, received tender from Loco #80. Then in 1950, received tender from Loco #70. Then in 1953, exchanged tenders with Loco #190. Original Rotary #1 tender assigned to Rotary #3 from 1947 to 1951, and placed as riprap along the Skagway River in 1951. |
Rotary #2 | Rotary Snowplow | Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works, shop #61 | 1900 | Purchased new. Retired in 1963. Sold to Sumpter Valley R.R. in 1977. Put on display at Breckenridge, Colorado in 1989 as Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Ry. #01. Received tender from Loco #57 in 1942. Rotary 2 received a 190-class tender in 1944. Then in 1947, received tender from Loco 1st 81. Then in 1951, received a hybrid tender, consisting of underframe from Loco #69's original tender and superstructure from Loco #71's original tender. Then in 1953, exchanged tenders with Loco #192. Ex-#192 tender sold to SV RR in 1977, then returned to WP&YR in 1990 as a spare for Loco #73. Current tender originally from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. standard gauge 4-6-2 Loco #2901 put on display with this rotary in 1989. |
Tie Crane | Tie Crane | 1994~1998 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Kershaw Model 12-5. Deere & Co. engine. Originally, Alaska Railroad. Purchased in 2018 via Hamilton Mfg. Co.. Converted to 3-foot gauge by Hamilton. Sold to Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge in 2020. | |
Tie Master #1 | Tie Exchanger | , shop #B9302012AWP | 1994 | Self-propelled, but usually transported on push car to and from work sites. Briggs & Stratton Corp. Vanguard V-8 gasoline engine. Purchased new. |
Tie Master #2 | Tie Exchanger | 1994 | Self-propelled, but usually transported on push car to and from work sites. Briggs & Stratton Corp. Vanguard V-8 gasoline engine. Purchased new. | |
Tie Master #3 | Tie Exchanger | , shop #B9907058AWP | 1999 | Self-propelled, but usually transported on push car to and from work sites. Briggs & Stratton Corp. Vanguard V-8 gasoline engine. Purchased new. |
26-3 | Ballast Regulator | , shop #C26-108 | 1989 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Kershaw Model 26-3-1. General Motors Corp. 3-53 engine. Purchased new. |
800 | Ballast Regulator | 2019 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Knox Kershaw Model KNG 800. Cummins Engine Co. QSB6.7 engine. Purchased new. | |
950 | Tie Crane | Pandrol Jackson, Inc., shop #151893 | 1995 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. . Deere & Co. 4039D engine. Crane engine = Cummins Engine Co. 4BT Diesel. Purchased new. |
2067 | Ballast Tamper | Canron, Inc., shop #4370977 | 1975 | Self-propelled, Diesel-mechanical. Canron Model VPSJW. Has General Motors Corp. 3-53 engine. Purchased new. |
2154 | Track Liner | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #240128 | 1975 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. Fairmont Model W111-B2. Has General Motors Corp. 3-53 engine. Purchased new. Sometimes called a "spud" liner. |
2400 | Ballast Tamper | Pandrol Jackson, Inc., shop #151967 | 1995 | Self-propelled, Diesel-hydraulic. . Has Cummins Inc. 4BT engine. Purchased new. |
Ballast Tamper | 2020 |
Existing White Pass track motor cars
cars with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.Number or Name | Type | Builder | Year Built | Remarks |
...... | ............ | ................. | ............... | All time track motor car total = 71. 15 remain in existence. |
Hi-Rail #1 | Road-Rail Vehicle | Ford Motor Co., VIN 1FT7W2B69DEB52216 Hamilton Mfg. Co. | 2016 | Made from Made from 2013 Ford Super Duty F-250 SRW pickup truck, Alaska Lic. #_PT-706. V-8 gasoline engine. |
Hi-Rail #2 | Road-Rail Vehicle | Ford Motor Co., VIN 1FTSX21Y36EA48172 Hamilton Mfg. Co. | 2016 | Made from Made from 2006 Ford Super Duty F-250 SRW pickup truck. V-8 gasoline engine. |
Inspection Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #231549 or 231550 | 1968 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model M15-B1. Has Fairmont RO6-P engine. Purchased new. No cab. Sold by 1996. | |
2003 | Inspection Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #231551 | 1968 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model M15-B1. Has Fairmont RO6-P engine. Purchased new. No cab. Put on display in the Skagway Airport between 2001 & 2012. |
2009 | Gang Trailer | WP&YR | between 1969 & 1976 | Push car with fully enclosed cab. Has manual brake. Cab formerly on Gang Car #2013 may have been installed between 1982 & 1990. Extensively, if not entirely, rebuilt between 2003 & 2007. |
2010 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc. shop #227447 | 1965 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A5-E1. Original and replacement engines both Waukesha Motor Co. Model FC. Purchased new. Windshield applied at factory. Cab by WP&YR, utilizing factory windshield. Retired in 1979. Put on display at between 1990 & 2001. |
most likely, 2017 | Inspection Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Ltd. | 1968 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model M19-H. Has Fairmont RO-C engine. Purchased in 1968 by Mannix Co. for WP&YR track rehabilitation contract. Turned over to WP&YR in 1969. Transferred to Sumpter Valley R.R. between 1991 & 1993. |
2018 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #237978, 237993, or 237994 | 1973 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F3-3. Has Ford Motor Co. 240 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. |
2019 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #237978, 237993, or 237994 | 1973 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F3-3. Has Ford Motor Co. 240 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. Engine failed in 2015. Stored. |
2020 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #237978, 237993, or 237994 | 1973 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F3-3. Has Ford Motor Co. 240 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. |
2021 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #241349 or 241350 | 1976 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F4-1. Has Ford Motor Co. 300 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. |
2022 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #241349 or 241350 | 1976 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F4-1. Has Ford Motor Co. 300 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. |
2024 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #242262 or 242263 | 1976 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F4-1. Has Ford Motor Co. 300 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. |
2026 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #243932 or 243933 | 1977 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F4-1. Has Ford Motor Co. 300 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. Stored. |
2044 | Gang Car | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., shop #244678 | 1978 | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F4-1. Ford Motor Co. 300 engine. Purchased new. Cab roof and ends applied at factory. Cab sides by WP&YR. |
2055 | Inspection Car | Chassis: Patrick W. "Smitty" Smith; superstructure: WP&YR | chassis: late 1990s; superstructure: 2005 | Gasoline-mechanical. Has Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc. RK-B engine. Chassis and engine once on a standard gauge inspection car built in the late 1990s by "Smitty" Smith for his own use. Converted to 3-foot gauge after 1999. Sold to WP&YR and new cab installed in 2005. Never used by WP&YR. Put on display in Carcross depot in 2009. |
T-82706 | Refrigerator Trailer | Chassis: Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.; superstructure: Haulmark | 2015 | Haulmark 5' wide refrigerated container, Yukon Lic. #T-82706, mounted on Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc. TT14 push car. Running gear equipped for manual brake, but no human interface to actuate brake. Used to transport food from Carcross to Bennett. |
Former White Pass flatcars now serving as underframes
cars with light grey have been either put on display, or sold to other railroads.WP&YR Flatcar Number | Builder | Year Built | Now Serving as Underframe for: | Remarks |
underframe of Tank Car 68 | American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #TC-3263 | 1947 | Passenger Car 2nd 230 | Originally, underframe of Union Tank Car Co. Class X-5-300, standard gauge Tank Car #92131. Purchased by WP&YR and converted to 3-foot gauge in 1976. Tank only sold to the Alaska Dept. of Transportation in 1996. Underframe to Passenger Car 2nd 230 in 2002. |
106 | Pullman Co. | 1942 | Tank Car #53 | Originally, U.S. Army Flatcar #333456. Built up into gondola in 1945. Purchased by WP&YR in 1947. Renumbered to 106 in 1948. Cut back down to flatcar in 1952. Became underframe of Tank Car #53 in 1980. |
110 | Pullman Co. | 1942 | Tank Car #10 | Originally, U.S. Army Flatcar #333449. Built up into gondola in 1945. Purchased by WP&YR in 1947. Renumbered to 110 in 1948. Underframe to Tank Car #10 in 1949. |
116 | Pullman Co. | 1942 | Tank Car #28 | Originally, U.S. Army Flatcar #333454. Built up into gondola in 1945. Purchased by WP&YR in 1947. Renumbered to 116 in 1948. Underframe to Tank Car #28 in 1950. Tank car put on display at in 1990, posing as #42. |
123 | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1909 | Reproduction C.&S. Ry. Boxcar #8311 | Originally, C&S boxcar. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943. Cut down to flatcar by in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Built up into gondola in 1944. Sold to the WP&YR in 1947. Renumbered #123 in 1950. Cut back down to flatcar in 1952. Became Work Car 4th #X9 in 1958. Sold to Marcus Rail LLC in 1987. Rebuilt into :File:Boreas Pass summer 2005.jpg|reproduction C&S Boxcar 2nd#8311 by the Uhrich Locomotive Works in 1997. Sold to the City of Breckenridge, Colorado in 1998. Sold to the U.S. Forest Service and moved to Boreas Pass, Colorado, in 2002. |
316 | American Car & Foundry Co., Lot #5233 | 1908 | Tank Car #27 | Originally, Hart Convertible Car #316. Ordered from Rodger Ballast Car Co., but built by AC&F. Cut down to a flatcar in 1942. Underframe to Tank Car #27 in 1968. |
470 to 477 | National Steel Car Corp. | 1969 | Passenger Cars 2nd 203, 2nd 204, 2nd 205, 2nd 206, 2nd 207, 2nd 208, 2nd 209, and 290 | Originally, Flatcar ##470-477. Four became underframes of Passenger Cars 2nd 203, 2nd 204, 2nd 205, and 2nd 206 in 1993. The remaining four became underframes of Passenger Cars 2nd 207, 2nd 208, 2nd 209, and 290 in 1994. |
497 to 499 | National Steel Car Corp. | 1969 | Passenger Cars 2nd 200, 3rd 201, and 2nd 202 | Originally, Flatcar ##497-499. Became underframes of Passenger Cars 2nd 200, 3rd 201, and 2nd 202 in 1992. |
783 | Colorado & Southern Ry. | 1910 | Reproduction C.&S. Ry. Boxcar #8323 | Originally, C&S boxcar. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943. Cut down to flatcar by in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Sold to the WP&YR in 1947. Sold to Marcus Rail LLC in 1987. Rebuilt into reproduction C&S Boxcar #8323 by the Uhrich Locomotive Works in 1996. Sold to the City of Breckenridge, Colorado, in 1998. |
either 1146 or 1150 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Kauai Plantation Passenger Car #4 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To Kauai Plantation in 2005. |
1147 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Sumpter Valley R.R. Passenger Gondola #1147 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To S.V. R.R. in 1993. |
1151, 1155, and 1160 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. Passenger Cars ##107, 108, and 109 | Built as boxcars intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcars and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To the L.K.&P. R.R. in 1990. |
1159 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. Passenger Car #105 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To the L.K.&P. R.R. in 1990. |
1163 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Georgetown Loop R.R. Open Observation Cars #1163 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To Midwest Central R.R. in 1995, and resold to G.L. R.R. in 2011. |
1171 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. Passenger Car #106 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To the L.K.&P. R.R. in 1990. |
1172 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Georgetown Loop R.R. Open Observation Cars #1172 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959. Cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. To Sumpter Valley R.R. and resold to G.L. R.R. in 2005. |
either 1175 or 1187 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific R.R. Passenger Car #104 | Built as a boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. If #1175, sold to Oahu Ry. in 1959, then cut down to flatcar and sold to WP&YR in 1962. If #1187, sold to :de:Kahului Railroad|Kahului R.R. and cut down to flatcar in 1961, then sold to WP&YR via Midwest Steel Corp. in 1967. In either case, to L.K.&P. R.R. in 1982. |
1178 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Sumpter Valley R.R. Fire Car #0178 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to :de:Kahului Railroad|Kahului R.R. and cut down to flatcar in 1961. Sold to WP&YR via Midwest Steel Corp. in 1967. Became the underframe for Tank Car #60 in 1978; unit sold to S.V. R.R. in 2005; S.V. R.R. removed #1178 from #60 tank and made #1178 the underframe for the S.V. R.R. fire car. |
1185 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Sumpter Valley R.R. Passenger Gondola #1185 | Built as boxcar intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to :de:Kahului Railroad|Kahului R.R. and cut down to flatcar in 1961. Sold to WP&YR via Midwest Steel Corp. in 1967. To S.V. R.R. in 1993. |
only three of: 1179, 1184, 1188, 1190 | Pullman Co., Lot #5706-A. | 1942 | Kauai Plantation Passenger Cars ##1, 3, and 4 | Built as boxcars intended for the Ferrocarril del Estado, but sold to U.S. Army and transferred to U.S. Navy in 1942. Sold to :de:Kahului Railroad|Kahului R.R. and cut down to flatcars in 1961. Sold to WP&YR via Midwest Steel Corp. in 1967. To Kauai Plantation in 2005. |
Existing White Pass car bodies detached from trucks
Car bodies with light grey have been either put on display or sold.Number | Unit | Last Reported Location | Builder Year Built | Remarks |
........ | Steam Locomotive Tender Bodies: | ............................ | .............. | Both tender bodies and their corresponding locomotives were placed as riprap in the Skagway River. All retrieved after the river had changed course. |
56 | Slope-Back Tender Superstructure | ............................ | .............. | See, #61. |
60 | Tender Superstructure | Adjacent to :File:Skagway_Museum.jpg|Museum, Skagway, Alaska | Baldwin Locomotive Works #17750 1900 | Loco #60 and tender placed as riprap along the Skagway River in 1949. Both retrieved in 1990. Tender superstructure moved adjacent Skagway Museum about 2000. |
61 | Slope-Back Tender Superstructure | Adjacent to :File:Skagway_Museum.jpg|Museum, Skagway, Alaska | White Pass 1936 | Either built or rebuilt in 1936 for use with Loco #56. Loco #56 scrapped and its tender placed behind Loco #61 in 1938. Loco #61 and replacement tender superstructure placed as riprap along the Skagway River in 1949. Both retrieved in 1990. Tender superstructure moved adjacent Skagway Museum about 2000. |
........ | Boxcar Bodies Built by White Pass: | ............................ | .............. | From 112 boxcars built by White Pass between 1899 and 1906, including 13 for the Klondike Mines Ry. |
506 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 19th Ave. and Coach Yard Alley, Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1899 | Ore unloading door installed at the bottom of the "A" end of the car in 1910. Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
530 | Boxcar, without Trucks | Klondike Highway Mile 2.9, Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1899 | Original :mw:File:Archbar ACL143.JPG|arch bar trucks detached in 1958. Body to local resident. From 1979 to 2006, body rested on :mw:File:Bettendorf_truck_at_Illinois_Railway_Museum.JPG|Bettendorf trucks as part of Broadway Station restaurant. |
570 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 21 Alley, between State St. and Main St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1899 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
590 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 17 Alley, between State St. and Main St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1900 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
626 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 9 Alley, between Main St. and Alaska St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1900 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
656 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 8th Ave. and Spring St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1900 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
670 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 19th Ave. and Coach Yard Alley, Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1900 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
682 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 9 Alley, between Main St. and Alaska St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1900 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
688 | Boxcar, without Trucks | Portage Lake, British Columbia, WP&YR Mile Post 30.5, access road at Klondike Highway Kilometer 41.1 | WP&YR 1906 | Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
Klondike Mines Ry. Boxcar | Boxcar Superstructure | Just north of former KM Ry. Mile Post 18, which was about mile south of Flannery, Yukon. Mile Post 18 was also a short distance north of the Bonanza Creek Dam, near Bonanza Creek Road Kilometer 25. | WP&YR 1905 | Frame built in 1901. Expected to be used to make WP&YR car. Instead, used to make car assembled in 1905 for sale and use on the KM Ry. One of KM Ry. ##100~124. Underframe detached between 1906 & 1912. |
Klondike Mines Ry. Boxcar | Boxcar Superstructure | Soda Station, Yukon, former KM Ry. Mile Post 27, Ridge Road Heritage Trail Kilometer 30, 2 kilometers north of Bonanza Creek Road Kilometer 35. | WP&YR 1905 | Frame built in 1901. Expected to be used to make WP&YR car. Instead, used to make car assembled in 1905 for sale and use on the KM Ry. One of KM Ry. ##100~124. Underframe detached between 1906 & 1912. |
........ | Boxcar Bodies Built by Colorado & Southern Ry.: | ............................ | .............. | From 50 C&S Ry. boxcars brought to White Pass by U.S. Army during World War II. |
702 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 19 Alley, between State St. and Main St., Skagway, Alaska | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1909 | Originally, C&S Boxcar #8215. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Trucks detached in 1978. Body to local resident. |
704 | Boxcar, without Trucks | Meadows, British Columbia, WP&YR Mile Post 25.4 | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1909 | Originally, C&S Boxcar #8197. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Trucks detached in 1978. |
712 | Boxcar, without Trucks | 14 Alley, between Main St. and Alaska St., Skagway, Alaska | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1909 | Originally C&S Boxcar #8238. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Trucks detached in 1977. Body to local resident. |
718 | Boxcar, without Trucks | Hunz & Hunz Enterprises, adjacent Klondike Highway Mile 2, Skagway, Alaska | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1910 | Originally, C&S Boxcar #8365. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Trucks detached in 1978. Body to local resident. |
730 | Boxcar, without Trucks | Glacier, Alaska, WP&YR Mile Post 14.1 | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1909 | Originally, C&S boxcar 8257. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Trucks detached in 1978. |
2nd 734 | Boxcar, without Trucks | McDonald Creek, Yukon, WP&YR Mile Post 62.9 | Boxcar #728 and Boxcar 1st 734: Colorado & Southern Ry., 1910; present combination of Superstructure #728 and Underframe #734: WP&YR, 1954 | 1954 combination of superstructure from Boxcar #728 and underframe from Boxcar 1st 734. Superstructure originally part of C&S Boxcar #8309 ; purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR ; turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Underframe originally part of C&S Boxcar #8392 ; purchased by Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR ; turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Trucks detached in 1978. |
746 | Boxcar Superstructure | 4 Alley, between State St. and Main St., Skagway, Alaska | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1910 | Originally, C&S Boxcar #8334. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Turned over to the WP&YR in 1946. Underframe detached in 1960. Body to local resident. |
........ | Caboose Body converted from Stock Car: | ............................ | .............. | Caboose body now missing cupola. |
1st 905 | Caboose, without Trucks | Jewell Gardens, adjacent Klondike Highway Mile 2, Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1899 | Originally, Stock Car #703. Converted to cupola caboose in 1901, and renumbered to 2nd 901. In 1906, 1st 901 was restored to service and 2nd 901 was renumbered to 1st 905. Trucks detached and car sold in 1952. Cupola removed by 1987. |
........ | Flatcars Wrecked in 1977 Snow Slide: | ............................ | .............. | These wrecked flatcars in the canyon are visible from train. |
483 | Flatcar remains | White Pass Fork, WP&YR Mile Post 17.5, just south of Hannan Snow Shed site | National Steel Car Corp. 1969 | Carried down the side of the canyon at this location by a snow slide on April 7, 1977, about 125 ft. south of a then-existing 148-ft. long snow shed. In wrecked condition. |
1015 | Flatcar remains | White Pass Fork, WP&YR Mile Post 17.5, just south of Hannan Snow Shed site | WP&YR 1956 | Carried down the side of the canyon at this location by a snow slide on April 7, 1977, about 125 ft. south of a then-existing 148-ft. long snow shed. In wrecked condition. |
........ | Refrigerator Car Bodies converted from Boxcars: | ............................ | .............. | From 22 boxcars converted to refrigerator cars by or for the U.S. Army during World War II. |
406 | Refrigerator Car Superstructure | Klondike Highway Mile 2.9, Skagway, Alaska | Colorado & Southern Ry. 1910 | Originally, C&S Boxcar C&S #8359. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1943 for use on the WP&YR. Converted to refrigerator car by in 1943. Transferred to the WP&YR in 1946. Underframe detached in 1960. Body to local resident. From 1979 to 2006, body rested on substitute underframe as part of Broadway Station restaurant. |
440 | Refrigerator Car, without Trucks | 1st Ave., between State St. and Main St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1906 | Originally, Boxcar #686. Converted to refrigerator car in 1943. Renumbered to 440 in 1946. Retired in 1958. Body to local resident. |
........ | Tank Car Tanks: | ............................ | .............. | Became stationary tanks, but are now out of regulation. |
2nd 1 | Tank Car Tank | Utah, Yukon, former WP&YR Mile Post 105.5, access road at Alaska Highway Kilometer 1415.7, Whitehorse, Yukon | American Car & Foundry Co. Lot #7514, tank #3961 1915 | Originally, one the three tanks on a Union Tank Car Co. Class BX, ##13450-13549 series tank car. Tank purchased by WP&YR and mounted with a similar second tank on the underframe of Tank Car 1st 1 in 1931. The new 1931 car was 2nd 1. In 1959, tanks were remounted on Flatcar #643. Tanks detached from car in 1965. Subsequently, Tank #3961 served as a gasoline fuel tank at Fraser, British Columbia. Between 1986 & 1990, tank taken out of service and relocated to Utah transfer site. |
USA 14 | Tank Car Tank | Near confluence of Lombard Pup and , Yukon. From Hunker Creek Road Kilometer 26, go south on Dominion Creek Road about 2 kilometers, then west on side road about kilometer | East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R. 1925 | Originally, tank for ET&WNC Tank Car #ETX603. Car purchased by U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the WP&YR. Car unserviceable in 1947. Tank became British Yukon Navigation Co. storage tank in 1952. |
17 | Tank Car Tank | Utah, Yukon, former WP&YR Mile Post 105.5, access road at Alaska Highway Kilometer 1415.7, Whitehorse, Yukon | William Graver Tank Works 1901 or 1902 | Tank owned by the Southern Pacific Co. by no later than 1906. Tank sold to Union Oil Co. and mounted on Nevada County Narrow Gauge R.R. Flatcar #183 in 1934. Purchased by WP&YR in 1942. Tank became British Yukon Navigation Co. Storage Tank #T.8 at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1952. There is a weld line around the dome, where most of the height of the dome has been removed. |
........ | Bunk Car Body converted from Boxcar: | ............................ | .............. | Bunk car used by track maintenance workers. |
X4 | Bunk Car, without Trucks | 8th Ave. and Spring St., Skagway, Alaska | WP&YR 1906 | Originally, WP&YR Boxcar #690. Ore unloading door installed at the bottom of the "A" end of the car in 1910. Car converted to bunk car in 1942. Renumbered to B04, then to X4 in 1947. Trucks detached in 1965. |
........ | Gang Car Bodies: | ............................ | .............. | Gang cars cannibalized for parts. |
2007 | Gang Car, without Wheels | Cemetery Rd. and Shops Rd., just north of Klondike Highway Mile 1.7, Skagway, Alaska | Chassis: Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1961; cab: WP&YR | Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A5-E #222770. Retired in 1977. Wheels detached by 1998. Cannibalized. |
236538 | Gang Car, without Wheels | Cemetery Rd. and Shops Rd., just north of Klondike Highway Mile 1.7, Skagway, Alaska | Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc. 1972 | Standard gauge. Gasoline-mechanical. Fairmont Model A6-F3-5 #236538. Had Ford Motor Co. 240 engine. Originally, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Purchased by WP&YR for parts. Wheels detached. Cannibalized. |
Former White Pass off-rail equipment on display
Equipment with light grey have been either put on display or sold.Number or Name | Type Year Built | Location | Remarks |
.................. | River and Lake Boats: | ............................ | White Pass operated river and lake boat service from 1901 to 1955. |
2nd Atlin | Barge 1934 | SS Klondike National Historic Site, Whitehorse, Yukon | Length = 70 ft. Volume = 69 gross tons. Built by White Pass. Canada Official No. 192401. Originally named Lake Barge and used on Atlin Lake. Moved to Tagish Lake and officially renamed to Atlin in 1951. Written off in 1957. Put on display in 1974. |
Keno | Steam-Stern Wheel Boat 1922 | SS Keno National Historic Site, Dawson City, Yukon | Length = 141 ft. Volume = 613 gross tons. Built by White Pass. Canada Official No. 116618. Last used by White Pass in 1950. Put on display in 1960. |
2nd Klondike | Steam-Stern Wheel Boat 1937 | SS Klondike National Historic Site, Whitehorse, Yukon | Length = 210 ft. Volume = 1363 gross tons. Built by White Pass. Canada Official No. 156744. Last used by White Pass in 1955. Put on display in 1966. |
Loon | Gasoline-Screw Propeller Boat 1922 | Mayo, Yukon | Length = 54 ft. Volume = 30 gross tons. Built by White Pass. Yukon Registration 2.J.1. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Transferred to Canadian Park Service in 1998. Transferred to Marc Johnson in 2005. Transferred to Silver Trail Tourism Assn. in 2006. |
Neecheah | Diesel-Screw Propeller Boat 1920 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Length = 79 ft. Volume = 85 gross tons. Built by White Pass. U.S.A. Official No. 220473. Canada Official No. 116619. Originally named Kestrel. Renamed to Neecheah in 1922. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Sold and became part of the Riverboat Café, at Alaska Highway Historic Mile 900, in 1958. Became The Captain Locker restaurant at Alaska Highway Historic Mile 913 in 1972. Put on display in 1990. |
Norcom | Steam-Stern Wheel Boat Hull: 1913; above-hull structure: 1908 | Hootalinqua Island, Yukon | Length = 130 ft. Volume = 352 gross tons. Hull built by Northern Navigation Co.; above hull structure built by Henry Bratnober. Used by N.N. Co. to penetrate the Dawson City-Whitehorse route. Canada Official No. 116613. Prior to 1913, the above-hull structure had been on the Evelyn. The Evelyns hull was wrecked early in 1913. Norcom used in 1913 only. Sold to White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. In deteriorated condition. |
2nd Sibilla | Gasoline-Screw Propeller Boat 1932 | 272 Tagish Ave., Carcross, Yukon | Length = 55 ft. Volume = 20 gross tons. Built by White Pass. Yukon Registration 2.J.2. Sold to George T. Simmons in 1955. Resold to Robert Cousins in the 1960s. Resold to James Fordyce in 1971. Resold to Hans and Sylvia Kutschera about 1978. Resold to Janice Wotten in 1993, who moved it to 272 Tagish Ave. in 1998. In deteriorated condition. |
Gasoline-Screw Propeller Boat 1917 | Trainor Ave. & Lake Rd., Atlin, British Columbia | Length = 119 ft. Volume = 286 gross tons. Built by Cousins Bros. for White Pass. Canada Official No. 138539. Last used by White Pass in 1936. On display ever since. | |
Woodchuck | Gasoline-Screw Propeller Boat 1939 | MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Length = 37 ft. Volume = 8 gross tons. Built by White Pass. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Leased out in 1954. Sold to Ollie MacDonald in the 1960s. Transferred to McBride Museum in 2012. |
Yukon Rose | Diesel-Screw Propeller Boat 1929 | Dawson City, Yukon | Length = 61 ft. Volume = 32 gross tons. Built by Askew Boat Works. Canada Official No. 116630. Originally owned by Taylor & Drury, Ltd. Leased to White Pass and used on the Stewart River in 1936. Sold to Jack McDonald in 1943. Purchased by White Pass in 1948. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Sold to Ray Chaykowski in 1955. Resold to Charlie Garvice by 1961. Resold to Rudy Burian in 1962. Resold to Gregory H. Caple in 1977. Resold to Murray Matchett, Ron McCready, and Kevin Hewer in 1984. Resold to Marc Johnson in 2001. Vintage engine installed in 2007, but not original to this vessel. Refloated in 2009. |
.................. | Horse-Drawn Stages: | ............................ | White Pass operated horse-drawn stage service between Whitehorse and Dawson City from 1901 to 1921. |
3 | Passenger Wagon 1903 | MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | 41 in. front & 54 in. rear wheels. Original Cap'y = 11 Psgrs. & ton of freight. Gear built by Pacific Wagon Co.. Suspension and body built by White Pass. Middle bench seat removed, thereby reducing passenger capacity to 8. Given to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1944. Put on display at MacBride Museum in 1952. |
6 | Passenger Wagon 1904 | Carcross, Yukon | 41 in. front & 54 in. rear wheels. Original Cap'y = 11 Psgrs. & ton of freight. Gear built by Pacific Wagon Co.. Suspension and body built by White Pass. Middle bench seat removed, thereby reducing passenger capacity to 8. Sold to in 1944. Mr. Spinney died in 1948. Wagon put on display by 1953. |
9 | Passenger Wagon 1917 | MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | 43 in. front & 56 in. rear wheels. Cap'y = 11 Psgrs. & ton of freight. Suspension and body built by White Pass. Written off in 1950. Put on display in 1952. |
33 | Passenger Sleigh Body 1901 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Originally had 75 in. bobs. Cap'y = 14 Psgrs. & ton of freight. Original gear built by Weber Wagon Co.. Body built by White Pass. Originally, #3. Officially renumbered to 23 in 1905. Officially renumbered to 33 about 1909. Nevertheless, physically retained #3, possibly because it may have been taken out of service by 1905. Written off in 1950. Wheels substituted for bobs by 1973. Put on display in 1990. Re-equipped with newly made bobs between 1992 & 2013. |
36 | Passenger Sleigh Body 1901 | Henry Tjoelker, Everson, Washington | Originally had 75 in. bobs. Cap'y = 14 Psgrs. & ton of freight. Originally gear built by Weber Wagon Co.. Body built by White Pass. Originally, #6. Renumbered to 26 in 1905. Officially renumbered to 36 about 1909. Nevertheless, physically retained #26, possibly because it may have been taken out of service by 1909. Written off in 1950. Body without bobs sold to George Larson in 1962. Re-sold to Mr. Tjoelker in 2001. Re-equipped with bobs from its era in 2001 or 2002. |
37 | Passenger Sleigh 1901 | MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | 75 in. bobs. Cap'y = 9 Psgrs. & ton of freight. Gear built by Weber Wagon Co.. Body built by White Pass. Originally, #7. Officially renumbered to 25 in 1905. Officially renumbered to 35 about 1909. Nevertheless, physically retained #7, possibly because it had been taken out of service by 1905. Written off in 1950. Put on display in 1952. |
.................. | Tractors: | ............................ | White Pass used tractors in maintenance and construction service since 1911. |
7 | Caterpillar D7E Bulldozer 1963 | Cemetery Rd. and Shops Rd., just north of Klondike Highway Mile 1.7, Skagway, Alaska | Caterpillar, Inc. shop #48A2630. Re-numbered to 2074 between 1979 & 1982. Retired about 2007. In deteriorated condition. |
15B | Bucyrus-Erie 15B Crawler Shovel/Crane 1948 | Skagway Museum, Skagway, Alaska | Bucyrus-Erie shop #60051. Retired in 1978 or 1979. Put on display between 1978 & 1997. In deteriorated condition. |
.................. | Bus: | ............................ | White Pass operated highway bus service from 1945 to 1970. |
24 | "Pony Cruiser" Bus 1946 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Kalamazoo Coaches, Inc. shop #8034621. Capacity = 20 passengers. Wrecked in 1949. Put on display between 1990 & 1996. |
.................. | Intermodal Containers: | ............................ | White Pass operated intermodal container service from 1955 to 1993. |
001 | 12 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Faro Mine Ore Container 1977 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Capacity = 20 tons. Built by Canada Iron Foundries, Ltd. Gray in color. Use discontinued in 1982, when Faro Mine first closed. Put on display between 1990 & 1992. |
672 | 12 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Faro Mine Ore Container 1977 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Capacity = 20 tons. Built by Canada Iron Foundries, Ltd. Gray in color. Use discontinued in 1982, when Faro Mine first closed. Put on display between 1996 & 2010. |
1012 | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Refrigerated Intermodal Container 1955 | Skagway Museum, Skagway, Alaska | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Gray in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Put on display in 1998. |
unknown | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Refrigerated Intermodal Container 1955 | Railroad Yard, Carcross, Yukon | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Gray in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Number painted over. Used to transport food from Carcross to Bennett by 2011. |
unknown | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Refrigerated Intermodal Container 1955 | Railroad Yard, Carcross, Yukon | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Gray in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Number painted over. Used to transport food from Carcross to Bennett by 2011. |
2142 | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Heated Intermodal Container 1955 | Skagway Museum, Skagway, Alaska | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Orange in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Put on display in 1998. |
2153 | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Heated Intermodal Container 1955 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Green in color. Originally, orange in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Put on display between 1990 & 1996. |
3090 | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Dry Cargo Intermodal Container 1955 | Skagway Museum, Skagway, Alaska | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Green in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Put on display in 1998. |
3138 | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Dry Cargo Intermodal Container 1955 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Green in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Put on display between 1990 & 1996. |
unknown | 7 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Dry Cargo Intermodal Container 1955 | MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Capacity = 5 tons. Built by Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Ltd. Green in color. First generation container, for use with MV Clifford J. Rogers, 1955-1965. Put on display in the 1960s. |
2252 | 25 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Heated Intermodal Container 1967 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Capacity = 25 tons. Built by Canadian Trailmobile, a division of Pullman Inc. Gray in color. Second generation container. Put on display between 1990 & 1992. |
3400 | 25 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Dry Cargo Intermodal Container 1965 | Skagway Museum, Skagway, Alaska | Capacity = 25 tons. Built by Canadian Trailmobile, a division of Pullman Inc. Gray in color. Second generation container. Use discontinued about 1996, in favor of then-new industry-standard 20-ft. and 40-ft. containers. Put on display in 1998. |
6457 | 25 ft. × 8 ft. × 8 ft. Intermodal Tank for Bulk Lube Oil 1970 | Atlin Airport, British Columbia | Capacity = 5000 gallons. Gray in Color. Second generation container. Use discontinued about 1996, in favor of then-new industry-standard 20-ft. and 40-ft. containers. Re-numbered to 5-617. Located at Atlin Airport in 2012. |
.................. | Container Handling Equipment: | ............................ | White Pass operated intermodal container service from 1955 to 1993. |
0870 | Clark Series 500 Van Straddle Carrier 1965 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Built by Clark Equipment Co. Length = 38 ft.; Width = 13 ft.; Height = 20 ft.; Capacity = 30 tons. Used to move intermodal containers onto and off of flatcars and semi-trailers. Put on display in 2003. |
53300 | Semi-Trailer for Intermodal Container 1969 | Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon | Built by Kenworth Motor Truck Co. Originally #353. Designed for use with 19 ft. ore containers. After the 19-ft. containers were replaced by 12 ft. ore containers in 1977, trailer was fitted with cones to engage 25 ft. × 8 ft. base, general freight containers. Trailer put on display between 1990 & 1992. |
Origins of White Pass station, passenger car, and preserved boat names
Aishihik was derived from a Southern Tutchone phrase which means its tail hanging down. It is unclear whether this name was an actual reference to the many moose and caribou which passed by, or a metaphoric reference to the shape of the bay at the north end of the lake. Although Aishihik is the English and Tlingit name for both the lake and the village at the north end of the lake, it is the Southern Tutchone name only for the village. The lake's name in Southern Tutchone had been Man Shӓw . Aishihik Lake located 28 kilometers north of Alaska Highway Kilometer 1546, via Aishihik Lake Road. Aishihik River located at Alaska Highway Kilometer 1547.5.Alaska was derived from the Aleut idiom alaxsxix, which figuratively refers to mainland Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.
Alsek had been derived from a Tlingit verb theme, which means a person habitually rests. It was the name of a Nóogaa village located on the pre-1891 Upper Alsek River, near the mouth of the O'Connor River.
American Shed was named for a snow shed on the American side of White Pass, until the 1980s. This name distinguished this shed from a snow shed on the Canadian side of White Pass.
Annie Lake was named for Annie Austin, widow of Charles "Dawson Charlie" Henderson. Lake located 19 kilometers southwest of Robinson, via Annie Lake Road.
Atlin was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means large lake. Atlin Lake located 96 kilometers south of Alaska Highway Kilometer 1342, via Atlin Road.
was named for skinny dipping and wailing loons. 1970s Chilkoot Trail hikers sometimes skinny dipped and sometimes heard loons wail at this lake. Un-officially named "Beaver Lake." This lake is at Chilkoot Trail Kilometer 46.7 and to the west of WP&YR Mile Post 37.
Barry was named for Donald E. Barry, WP&YR conductor. Station renamed to Vista in 2007 or 2008.
"Beaver Lake" is the un-official name for Bare Loon Lake, which is at Chilkoot Trail and to the west of WP&YR Mile Post 37. There are at least 14 other "Beaver Lake"s in British Columbia.
Bennett and Bennett Lake were named for James Gordon Bennett, Jr., son of the founder of the New York Herald. The lake was originally one of at least four lakes which had borne the Tlingit name kusawa . Bennett also located at Chilkoot Trail Kilometer 53.1.
Bernard Lake was named for J. Bernard "Ben" Moore, who helped establish the White Pass Trail. Un-officially named "Fraser Lake." Lake located at Mile Post 27.7 and at Klondike Highway Kilometer 36.5, adjacent to the Fraser station.
Big Kalzas Lake was named for Kalzas, a Northern Tutchone employee of the Hudson's Bay Co.
Big Salmon Lake was renamed after the Big Salmon River about 1898; previously had been named "Island Lake." Big Salmon is the English name given to the river, whose Tagish, Tlingit, and Northern Tutchone names mean water in which there is large chinook salmon.
Black Cross Rock is a large fallen rock with grave marker, which commemorates two construction workers who were accidentally crushed and buried by this rock on August 10, 1898. This accident occurred during blasting operations. One of the workers was Maurice Dunn, who had lived in Michigan and California. The other worker was "supposed to be", "A. Janeaux," but there has been no corroboration for that latter name or any variant thereof.
Black Lake was named for the lake's dark appearance, which is caused by the presence of tannic acid and by the lake's not being fed by glacial runoff. Lake located on the Klondike Highway between Mile 4 and Mile 5.
Boulder was named for boulders located in the Skagway River at this location.
British Columbia was indirectly named for Christopher Columbus, by way of five iterations. British Columbia was immediately named in 1858 for the portion of the Columbia District which lies in Canada. The Columbia District was a fur trading district, which was immediately named about 1810 for the Columbia River, which drains the district. The Columbia River was immediately named in 1792 for the privately owned ship Columbia Rediviva, which entered the river in that year. "Columbia" in the ship's name was an immediate 1773 reference to the New World. Finally, this particular reference to the New World had been derived from the name of Christopher Columbus.
Canyon is named for Miles Canyon, to which it is adjacent. Miles canyon is named for Lt. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who sent Lt. Schwatka on his journey along the Yukon River in 1883.
Carcross was renamed from Caribou Crossing to Carcross in 1904, because of frequent confusion in mail services. Named Caribou Crossing from 1900 to 1904. Had been Upper Caribou Crossing in 1899 – before the railroad arrived. Prior to 1900 – again, before the railroad arrived – the name Caribou Crossing had applied to where most caribou actually crossed – the narrows at Ten Mile Point, three miles to the east of present-day Carcross, which divide Nares Lake from Tagish Lake. The Tagish name for these narrows translates to Caribou are Swimming, and the Tlingit name for these narrows translates to Caribou's Swimming Passageway. The Tagish name for post-1904 Carcross translates to Sand Always Blowing, and the Tlingit name for the same location translates to Running-Through River. Carcross also located at Klondike Highway Kilometer 105.6.
Carr-Glynn was named for Sir Sidney Carr Glynn, first chairman of the WP&YR. Site located at the south end of Carr-Glynn Lake, 12 kilometers south of Alaska Highway Kilometer 1428.3: three kilometers via Fish Lake Road, plus 9 kilometers via Copper Haul Road.
Chilkat appears to be an abbreviation of the four words in the Tlingit phrase chíl gaat salmon ] héen , plus a now-unknown verb or participle, which linked the first three words. The ideal Tlingit participle in this case would have been tee . The common Tlingit noun sequence is indirect object , then direct object , then subject , followed by the verb or participle . For these reasons, the original, grammatically linked phrase was probably chíl gaat héen tee, which means the river that brings the storehouse sockeye salmon. Accordingly, Chilkat had only been the name of the Chilkat River. Chilkat Lake had been Áa Ká . Chilkat River extends sinuously between Haines Highway Miles 4.3 and 23.8. Chilkat Lake located 32 miles northwest of Haines: 26 miles via the Haines Highway, 4 miles via the Chilkat Lake Road, and 2 miles via shallow rivers.
Chilkoot is a Tlingit phrase which means without a storehouse. This name was a reference to the Chilkoot Indians' having stored fish packed in snow between alder or willow branches, instead of in storehouses. Chilkoot Lake located 10 miles north of Haines: 9 miles via Lutak Road and 1 mile via Chilkoot Lake Road.
Choutla was derived from a Southern Tutchone idiom, which figuratively refers to the waterfalls that feed Choutla Lake. Literally, it means laughing water. This name was coined in 1911 by Bishop Isaac O Stringer as the name for a nearby school. Choutla Lake located 7 kilometers east of Carcross, via Tagish Road.
Clifton was named for the rock ledge overhanging the tracks at this location.
Combo is an abbreviation for combined passenger and baggage car.
Copper River was named for abundant copper deposits along the upper river. River flows along portions of the Glenn Highway, Richardson Highway, Edgerton Highway, and Copper River Highway.
Cowley and Cowley Lake were named for Isaac Cowley Lambert, chairman of the construction company which built the WP&YR railroad. Cowley Station access road at Klondike Highway kilometer 148.1. Cowley Lake located at former Mile Post 94.7.
Crag Lake was named for the crag overlooking the lake. Lake located 14 kilometers east of Carcross, via Tagish Road.
was named for the lake's crater-like appearance. Lake located at Chilkoot Trail kilometer 28, just north of Chilkoot Pass.
De Wette was named for Auguste C. R. de Wette, banker and early shareholder of the WP&YR. Station had been named Wette Lea until 1901.
Dease Lake was named for Peter Warren Dease, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Co. Lake located 226 kilometers south of Alaska Highway Kilometer 1002, via Cassiar Highway.
Denver has unknown name origin. It is unclear whether this station or the three-mile distant Denver Glacier was named first. Denver Glacier not named before construction of railroad. Construction camp at this location may have played a role in the name.
Dewey Lake most likely named for Adm. George Dewey, U.S. Navy. Lake located mile east of Skagway, via steep hiking trail.
Dezadeash was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means snare platforms . Dezadeash Lake extends between Haines Highway kilometers 193 and 210.
Drury Lake was named for William S. Drury of Taylor & Drury, Yukon merchants.
Dugdale was named for James Dugdale, an early White Pass shareholder. Dugdale not to be confused with Dundalk, below.
Dundalk most likely named by Michael J. Heney for the port city 57 miles east of Killeshandra, Ireland. Heney's parents had emigrated from Killeshandra to Canada in 1854, probably via Dundalk. The parents were Thomas Heney and Mary Ann Heney. Dundalk not to be confused with Dugdale, above.
Ear Lake was named for the shape of the adjacent lake.
Emerald Lake was named for the blue and green light from the surrounding trees that is reflected by the lake's marl bed. Lake located at Klondike Highway kilometer 117.6.
Fairweather Lake is a Yukon Lake which presumably was so named because fair weather usually occurs at this lake. Most likely, this phenomenon is attributable to the polar easterlies' prevailing at the lake's latitude.
Fantail Lake was named for the , which is a dogsled hitch in which there is a separate tug line connecting each dog to the sled. The dogs are thereby fanned out in front of the sled. Also known as a fan hitch. The ice on Fantail Lake constituted part of the Fantail Trail, the winter dogsled trail that extended between Log Cabin and Atlin, British Columbia. The lake extends from 20 to 29 miles east of Log Cabin, via the trail.
Finlayson Lake was named for Duncan Finlayson, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Co. Lake located 231 kilometers north of Alaska Highway Kilometer 980, via Campbell Highway.
Fortymile River was so named because it joins the Yukon River 40 miles below Old Fort Reliance.
Fox Lake is presumably named for the red fox, which is found throughout the Yukon. Lake received the name Fox by 1940, when a landing field was built near the lake's location, but before a highway was there. The lake's previous Southern Tutchone name had been Kwätan'aya Mân . The lake now extends between Klondike Highway kilometers 238 and 248.
Frances Lake was named for Lady Frances Simpson, wife of Hudson's Bay Co. governor, George Simpson. Lake located 171 kilometers north of Alaska Highway Kilometer 980, via Campbell Highway.
Fraser was named for Duncan C. Fraser, a Member of Parliament from Nova Scotia. Fraser also located at Klondike Highway kilometer 36.5.
"Fraser Lake" is the unofficial name for Bernard Lake. Lake located at Mile Post 27.7 and at Klondike Highway kilometer 36.5, adjacent to the Fraser station. A larger and more famous lake in British Columbia is officially named Fraser Lake.
Gateway was probably named for the WP&YR slogan "Gateway to the Yukon."
Glacier was named for groundwater seepage and freezing at this location. In the early 1900s, this phenomenon was also referred to as a glacier.
Goat Lake is named for the high concentration of mountain goats in the area. Lake is 1921 feet above, and supplies the water for, Pitchfork Falls at Mile Post 9.5.
Gravel Pit was named for an adjacent gravel pit.
Graves and Samuel H. Graves were named for Samuel H. Graves, the first president of WP&YR. In 1885, Graves had become an associate of Close Brothers, the firm that later financed the WP&YR. Graves station renamed to Scheffler in 2016.
Guardrail Curve was named for the 24° curve, sharpest on the railroad, which until the 1970s, had a third, safety rail – a.k.a., a guardrail.
Gulch was named for the confluence of Dead Horse Gulch and Cut-off Gulch. See, Skagway River Branches, below.
Hannan was named for Kenneth B. Hannan, White Pass General Manager in 1949, when the snow shed was erected. Shed removed in 1992.
Heney and Michael J. Heney were named for Michael J. Heney, the labor contractor who built the WP&YR railroad.
Homan Lake was named for Charles A. Homan, U.S. Army topographer who accompanied Lt. Schwatka along the Yukon River in 1883.
Hutshi was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means last lake. Hutshi Lake was so named because it was the northern-most lake on the Chilkat Trail, 51 miles from the trail's northern end at Carmacks. Hutshi Lake also located 30 miles north of Champagne, along the same trail.
Inspiration Point was named for the vista seen from this location.
Jennings Lake was named for William T. Jennings, civil engineer who assessed various railroad and road routes to the Yukon.
Johns Lake was named for John, a sled dog of Canadian government surveyor Joseph Keele.
Kathleen Lake was named for a girl in Berwickshire County, Scotland, left behind by William "Scotty" Hume, a North-West Mounted Police constable stationed on the Dalton Trail from 1900 to 1902. Lake located at Haines Highway kilometer 219.7.
Keno was derived from a French term which means five winning numbers; a game of chance. The boat was ultimately named for the Keno claim, staked in 1919 by Alfred Kirk Schellinger. Keno claim located 110 kilometers east of Klondike Highway Kilometer 535, via Silver Trail.
Klehini was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means gravel river. River extends sinuously between Haines Highway Mile 23.8 and Kilometer 87.
Klondike was derived from a Hän idiom, which figuratively means hammer river. Literally, it means Chinook Salmon River. The reason for the figurative meaning is that hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch the Chinook salmon. Klondike River extends sinuously between Klondike Highway kilometers 664 and 715.
Kluane was derived from a hybrid phrase, which means whitefish place. It consists of the Southern Tutchone word for whitefish, plus the Tlingit word for place in which there are. Kluane Lake extends between Alaska Highway kilometers 1642 and 1701.
Klukshu was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means end of coho salmon. Klukshu Lake located at Haines Highway kilometer 183.2.
Kusawa was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means narrow lake. Because retreating glaciers often leave long and narrow lakes, there are at least four lakes which had borne this Tlingit name, including the present-day Kusawa Lake. Present-day Kusawa Lake located 24 kilometers south of Alaska Highway kilometer 1489.1, via Kusawa Lake Road.
Lansdowne was named for Henry C. K. P. Fitz-Maurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, 1883-1888.
"LeBarge Lake" is a misspelling of Laberge Lake, which had been named for Michael Laberge, a Yukon River explorer who never actually saw the lake named for him. Lake located 3 kilometers east of Klondike Highway Kilometer 225, via Deep Creek Road.
"Lewes Lake" misspells the surname of Alfred B. Lewis, chief locating engineer of the WP&YR, for whom the lake was named. Lake located at former Mile Post 83.
Liard is the French word for eastern cottonwood. Liard River extends sinuously between Alaska Highway kilometers 761 and 991.
was named for :de:Moritz Lindeman|Dr. Moritz K. A. Lindeman, secretary to the Bremen Geographical Society. Lake extends between Chilkoot Trail kilometers 41 and 52.
Log Cabin was named for a structure which had been erected by the Tagish Indians. The name "Log Cabin," and an actual log cabin, predated any Canadian government structure at this location.
Lorne was named for John D. S. Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Governor-General of Canada, 1878-1883.
Mackenzie River was named for Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Arctic explorer. River located 607 kilometers north of Klondike Highway Kilometer 675, via Dempster Highway.
MacRae was named for Charles Colin MacRae, an early White Pass shareholder. MacRae also located at Alaska Highway kilometer 1413.1.
Marsh Lake was named for Prof. Othniel C. Marsh, of Yale University. The Tagish name for Marsh Lake had been Taagish-áai . Lake extends between Alaska Highway kilometers 1367 and 1379.
Mayo Lake was named for Alfred H. Mayo, a Yukon trader. Lake located 95 kilometers east of Klondike Highway Kilometer 535, via Silver Trail.
McClintock Lake was named for Adm. Sir Francis L. McClintock, an Arctic explorer.
McConnell Lake was named for Charles McConnell, postmaster at Robinson. Lake located 3 kilometers west of Robinson, via Annie Lake Road.
McDonald Creek had been named for a person who allegedly staked a claim at this location in 1899. Twenty-one subsequent claims were filed for this same creek in the same year. No gold was found here. Apparently, a hoax.
McNeil Lake is named for the McNeil River, which flows through the lake. McNeil River was named in 1951, probably for James H. McNeil, Yukon Superintendent of Public Roads and Buildings, 1917-1945. He had been the most prominent Yukon official associated with construction of the Alaska Highway. In 1940, he was appointed to the U.S.-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense, relating to the then-proposed Alaska Highway. The river’s previous Tlingit name had been Kéidladihéeni . The head of the McNeil River is 12 miles upstream from the lake, and is technically the "source" of the Yukon River. The source of a river is the most distant point upstream from the mouth of the river, regardless of assigned name.
McQuesten Lake was named for LeRoy N. "Jack" McQuesten, Yukon trader. Lake located 15 kilometers north of Silver Trail Kilometer 63, via a side road.
Meadows was named for the meadows along the Tutshi River at this location. Presumably, the 1899 stable at the south end of the Thompson River meadows was so located so that horses could feed on the grass of these meadows.
Minto was named for Gilbert J. Elliott-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor-General of Canada, 1898-1904.
was named for William Richard Morrow, Yukon corrections director, who proposed that convicts maintain the Chilkoot Trail. Lake located at Chilkoot Trail kilometer 31.
Muncho was derived from a Kaska term, which means big lake. Muncho Lake extends between Alaska Highway kilometers 698.5 and 710.
Munroe Lake was named for Alexander Munro, boundary survey axe man who broke his leg near this lake in 1901.
Nakina was derived from the Tlingit village name Naak'ina.áa, which means people situated upstream.
Nares Lake was named for Adm. Sir George S. Nares, an Arctic explorer. Lake located at Klondike Highway kilometer 105.2
Neecheah was derived from a Tlingit phrase which means calm shoreline. Probably, a regional place name, in view of the fact that 39 of the 40 other names, which were given by the WP&YR to large river and lake boats, were regional place names. Weak circumstantial evidence suggests that this phrase might have been the Tlingit language name for White Horse Landing – the north end of the aboriginal portage trail around Miles Canyon and White Horse Rapids – and the head of navigation on the Yukon River. This Tlingit language name would have been used by the Tagish Indians, who had adopted the Tlingit language in the 1800s.
Nisutlin was a loanword used by the Tagish Indians. Its origin had been neither Tagish nor Tlingit. The name Nisutlin was borrowed from a Southern Tutchone phrase which means strong flow. Nisutlin Bay located at Alaska Highway kilometer 1243.
Norcom was named for the Northern Commercial Co., an affiliate of the Northern Navigation Co.
Pavey was named for Francis Pavy, an associate of Charles Colin MacRae, both investors in the WP&YR.
Peace River was named for the peace treaty made in 1781 along the shores of this river, near its mouth. This treaty settled a territorial war between the Cree and Dane-zaa Indians. River located at Alaska Highway kilometer 55.4.
Peel River was named for Sir Robert Peel, prime minister of Great Britain. River located 539 kilometers north of Klondike Highway Kilometer 675, via Dempster Highway.
Pelly Lake was named for Sir John H. Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Co.
Pelly River was named for Sir John H. Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Co. River located at Klondike Highway kilometer 463.6.
Pennington was named for Frederick Pennington, an early shareholder of the WP&YR.
Pit. See, Gravel Pit.
Porcupine River is presumably named for the North American porcupine, which is found in the region. River received the name Porcupine by 1898. River located at Klondike Highway Mile 6, and across the Skagway River from WP&YR Mile Post 7.3.
"Portage Lake" is the un-official name for the lake at WP&YR Mile Post 30.5, just north of Shallow Lake and just south of Maud Lake. Originally, Áak'u Sáani. Then, un-officially "Shallow Lake," until 1899, when Shallow became the official name for the lake just to the south. Lake also located at Klondike Highway kilometer 41.1.
Primrose Lake was named for Supt. Philip C. H. Primrose, North-West Mounted Police.
Ptarmigan Point was named for the Alaska state bird.
Pueblo was so named by Hibbard E. Porter, who staked a copper claim at this site in 1899. Site located at intersection of Fish Lake Road and Copper Haul Road, 3 kilometers southwest of Alaska Highway kilometer 1428.3, via Fish Lake Road.
Racine Lake was named for Cariste Racine, owner of a sawmill on Tagish Lake, and owner of the White Pass Hotel in Whitehorse.
Rapid Spur was named for the adjacent White Horse Rapids. On March 27, 1900, ten weeks before the railroad reached this point, had died of pneumonia at White Horse Rapids. His attending physician had been Dr. Leonard S. E. Sugden. Dr. Sugden then transported Mr. Curtin's body to Tagish, where he cremated it in the firebox of the steamer Olive May. Dr. Sugden's subsequent recount of this peculiar event to Robert W. Service led to the fanciful poem The Cremation of Sam McGee.
Red Line was named for the stage and boat line which operated between White Pass, British Columbia, and Carcross, Yukon, from 1898 to 1901.
Robinson was named for William C. "Stikine Bill" Robinson, general foreman of construction of the White Pass railroad. Robinson also located at Klondike Highway kilometer 139.6.
Rocky Point was named for the large rock outcropping at this location, through which the railroad cut had been made.
Scheffler was named for Willi Scheffler, White Pass . Station was named Graves until 2016.
Schwatka Lake was named for Lt. Frederick G. Schwatka, 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Yukon explorer. In 1876, Lt. Schwatka had led the :File:Lt. Schwatka's charge at Slim Buttes.png|initial cavalry charge at the Battle of Slim Buttes. Schwatka Lake was created by a dam in 1958 and is located at former Mile Post 107.7.
Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the White Pass, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth.
Skagway and Skagway River were derived from a Tlingit idiom which figuratively refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet, that are caused by strong north winds. Literally, skagway means beautiful woman. The reason for its figurative meaning is that Skagway is the nickname of Kanagoo, a mythical woman who transformed herself into stone at Skagway bay and who now causes the strong, which blow toward Haines, Alaska. The rough seas caused by these winds have therefore been referred to by using Kanagoo's nickname, which is Skagway. The Kanagoo stone formation is , which is seen from Skagway bay. The Tlingit name for Face Mountain is Kanagoo Yahaayí . Skagway also located at Klondike Highway Mile 0. Skagway River bridges at Klondike Highway Mile 1.8 and WP&YR Mile Post 14.2.
Skagway River Branches: 1–East Fork: The East Fork branches off the Skagway River, opposite Mile Post 4.8. From there, the railroad follows the East Fork to Mile Post 5.8, where it makes a U-turn, crosses the East Fork, and loops back to follow the main river. 2–White Pass Fork: The Skagway River turns to the east, and White Pass Fork branches off to the north, opposite Mile Post 12. From there, the railroad follows the Skagway River to Mile Post 14.2, where it makes a U-turn, crosses the Skagway River, and loops back to follow White Pass Fork. 3–Cut-off Gulch: Cut-off Gulch branches to the east, and Dead Horse Gulch branches to the north, opposite Mile Post 18. From there, the railroad follows Cut-off Gulch to Mile Post 18.6, where it makes a left turn and crosses Cut-off Gulch. 4–Dead Horse Gulch: After crossing Cut-off Gulch, the railroad goes through a tunnel which comes out along Dead Horse Gulch. From there, the railroad follows Dead Horse Gulch to its head at Pump House Lake, at Mile Post 20.
Slippery Rock was named for the 50° to 60° rock slope adjacent to the track, from which snow and ice slide onto the tracks during the winter and spring.
Spirit Lake was named for the spirit of the Yukon, by U.S. Army troops during construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942. Lake located at Klondike Highway kilometer 116.
Squanga was derived from the Tagish and Tlingit name for "humpback" or lake whitefish. Ironically, Squanga Lake also contains whitefish now known as "Squanga whitefish," which are a different species from the lake whitefish which gave this lake its name. Squanga Lake located at Alaska Highway kilometer 1315.9.
Stewart River was named for James G. Stewart, who discovered this river in 1849. River extends sinuously between Klondike Highway kilometers 535 and 594.
Stikine was derived from a Tlingit idiom, which figuratively refers to whirlpools and eddies found in the Stikine River. Literally, it means river water biting itself. River located 286 kilometers south of Alaska Highway Kilometer 1002, via Cassiar Highway.
Summit Lake was named for the White Pass summit. Lake located at Mile Post 21, just north of the White Pass summit.
Surprise Lake so named in 1898 by prospectors Kenneth McLaren and Frederick "Fritz" Miller. Previously, it had been one of at least four lakes which had borne the Tlingit name kusawa . Surprise Lake located 18 kilometers east of Atlin, via Surprise Lake Road.
Switchback was named for the railroad switchback on the original, 1898-1901 alignment across Cut-off Gulch. The original alignment also included the first Bridge 18-A on the lower switchback leg, and Bridge 18-B crossing the Gulch on the upper switchback leg, both bridges close to the switchback switch. From 1901 to 1969, the second Bridge 18-A crossed Cut-off Gulch at Mile Post 18.3 and bypassed both legs and bridges of the original switchback. Since 1969, most of the south leg of the original switchback, plus the third Bridge 18-A across Cut-off Gulch, plus a tunnel have, in turn, bypassed the second Bridge 18-A.
Tagish was derived from a Tagish phrase which means breakup of ice. This name refers to the sound that the Tagish River ice makes during spring breakup. The Tagish Indians adopted this name to identify themselves because, prior to 1898, they spent their winters along the Tagish River. The Tagish name for present-day Tagish Lake was Taku because the lake provided access to the Taku Tlingit people. Conversely, the Tlingit name for present-day Tagish Lake is Tagish because the lake provided access to the Tagish people. Tagish Lake extends between Klondike Highway kilometers 78 and 95.
Taiya was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means tote trail, and which refers to the Chilkoot Trail. Taiya River located 8 miles west of Skagway, via Dyea Road.
Takhini was derived from a Tlingit metaphor, which literally means broth, and figuratively refers to Takhini Hot Springs. Takhini River located at Alaska Highway kilometer 1468.9, and at Klondike Highway kilometer 195.5.
Taku is a contraction of a longer Tlingit phrase, which means a flood of Canada geese. Taku was also the Tagish name for the present-day Tagish Lake because the lake provided access to the Taku Tlingit people.
"Tarahne" was directly derived from Tarahini, which was the name of a little creek at Atlin. The name Tarahini was suggested to the ship's carpenter by Chief Taku Jack. Previously, Tarahini had been derived from the Tlingit verb theme téya.aahini, which means stream situated on rock. Tarahini had been derived by shortening the Tlingit /téya/ to /ta/ and by substituting the English /ra/ sound for the Tlingit aspirated /.aa/ sound. Thus, all vocal sounds in Tarahini occur in English. The reason for the subsequent change from Tarahini to "Tarahne" is not known.
Tatshenshini was derived from a Tlingit phrase which means river with stinking chinook salmon at its headwaters. This name refers to the dead, spawned-out salmon at the headwaters of the pre-1891 Tatshenshini River. These headwaters are within view of the “middle” Chilkat Trail. In 1891, the name Tatshenshini was re-assigned to a different river. Pre-1891 Tatshenshini River located at Haines Highway Kilometer 144.8. Post-1891 Tatshenshini River located 5 kilometers west of Haines Highway Kilometer 164, via Dalton Post Road.
Teslin was derived from a Northern Tutchone phrase, which means flowing out. Teslin Lake extends between Alaska Highway kilometers 1244 and 1290.
"Thompson River" is the un-official name of the stream flowing from Meadows to Bernard Lake. Received the name "Thompson River" by 1899. Most likely, named for , surveyor and Secretary of the Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. Thompson was also a friend of William J. Rant, the British Columbia agent, magistrate, and assistant land commissioner for Bennett in 1898. The official name of this stream is Tutshi River.
Tutshi was derived from a Tlingit metaphor, which literally means lake containing charcoal, and figuratively means dark lake. because it is not fed by glacial runoff. Lake extends between Klondike Highway kilometers 57 and 70.
Utah was the site of a camp of the Utah Construction Co. during construction of the Alaska Highway. Utah also located at Alaska Highway kilometer 1415.7.
Vista was named for the view from this location. Station had been named Barry until 2007 or 2008.
Wasson Lake was named for Everett Wasson, first bush pilot in the Yukon.
Watson was named for Thomas J. Watson of Watson & Church, Skagway real estate agents during 1898-1899.
Watson Lake was named for Francis G. "Frank" Watson, a Klondike stampeder. Lake located at Alaska Highway kilometer 980.
Wette Lea was named for Auguste C. R. de Wette, banker and early shareholder of the WP&YR. Station renamed to De Wette in 1901.
White Pass was named for the Hon. Thomas W. White, Canadian Interior Minister, 1885-1888.
Whitehorse was named for the appearance of rapids in the Yukon River, about two miles upstream from the railroad station. Since 1958, these rapids have been covered by Schwatka Lake. Until 1957, the city's name was spelled as two words: "White Horse." Whitehorse also located at Alaska Highway kilometer 1429.
Whiting River was named for U.S. Navy Surgeon Robert Whiting.
Wigan was named for Edward A. Wigan, early shareholder of the WP&YR.
Yukon, or Ųųg Han, is a contraction of the words in the Gwich'in phrase chųų gąįį han, which mean white water river and which refer to "the pale colour" of glacial runoff in the Yukon River. The contraction is Ųųg Han, if the /ųų/ remains nasalized, or Yuk Han, if there is no vowel nasalization. In the 1840s, different tribes had different opinions as to the literal meaning of Yukon. In 1843, the Holikachuks had told the Russian-American Company that their name for the river was Yukkhana and that this name meant "big river." However, Yukkhana does not literally correspond to a Holikachuk phrase that means big river. Then, two years later, the Gwich'ins told the Hudson's Bay Company that their name for the river was Yukon and that the name meant white water river. White water river in fact corresponds to Gwich'in words that can be shortened to form Yukon. Because the Gwich'ins had been trading regularly with the Holikachuks, and because the Holikachuks had also been trading regularly with the Yup'iks, the Holikachuks had been in a position to borrow the Gwich'in contraction and to conflate its meaning with the meaning of Kuigpak , which is the Yup'ik name for the same river. For that reason, the documentary evidence reflects that the Holikachuks had borrowed the contraction Ųųg Han from Gwich'in, and erroneously assumed that this contraction had the same literal meaning as the corresponding Yup'ik name Kuigpak .