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White Pass, 2,888 ft (880 m) high, in the Coast Mts., on the Alaska–British Columbia border, NE of Skagway. A hazardous trail through the pass was made (1897) by prospectors going to the Klondike, as an alternate route to the Chilkoot Pass. Between 1898 and 1900 the White Pass and Yukon Railway was built from Skagway to White Horse, Yukon, to provide transportation from the Pacific tidewater to the Yukon valley. The railway suspended service in 1982. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The White Pass & Yukon Route narrow-gauge railroad was hacked out of precipitous mountain slopes in the late 1890s, and the train today hauls tourists on a 41-mile round trip to White Pass summit, just placing an iron toe across Alaska's border with British Columbia. Dave McKenna, superintendent, White Pass School District, Randle, Wash. AIDEA is the contractual owner of the terminal and they have use of the docking facility in conjunction with White Pass & Yukon Rail. |
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