White Pass and Yukon Route

1900177 kmSkagway to Whitehorse

CountryUSA

Year Opened1900

Length177 km

RouteSkagway to Whitehorse

About White Pass and Yukon Route

Built during the Klondike Gold Rush in just 26 months. A 3 ft narrow gauge line climbing from the port of Skagway to the summit of White Pass. Declared an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Now one of the most popular shore excursions in Alaska cruising.

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