White Pass and Yukon Route

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/White_Pass_and_Yukon_Route
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf narrow gauge railroad
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:White_Pass_&_Yukon_Route_Railway_Company
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:Klondike_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1982
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Skagway
gptkb:Whitehorse
gptkb:Carcross
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Yukon_River
gptkb:White_Pass
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Amazing_Race
Gold Rush documentaries
gptkbp:gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Skagway,_Alaska
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmark
gptkb:Canadian_National_Historic_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label White Pass and Yukon Route
gptkbp:length 110 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Yukon
gptkbp:locomotiveType steam
diesel-electric
gptkbp:notable_for scenic views
historic significance
engineering challenges
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Steel_Bridge
gptkb:Cantilever_Bridge
gptkbp:opened 1898
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:White_Pass_&_Yukon_Route_Railway_Company
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Carnival_Corporation_&_plc
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Lake_Bennett
gptkb:Log_Cabin
gptkb:Carcross
gptkb:Coast_Mountains
gptkb:Bennett
Fraser
gptkbp:primaryUse tourism
gptkbp:purpose passenger
freight
gptkbp:resumed_operations 1988
gptkbp:status gptkb:train
heritage railway
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Skagway
gptkb:Whitehorse
gptkbp:trackGauge narrow gauge
gptkbp:website https://wpyr.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Skagway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5