White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/White_Pass_and_Yukon_Route_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heritage railway
tourist railroad
gptkbp:builtBy British and American interests
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:Klondike_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Skagway
gptkb:Whitehorse
gptkb:Carcross
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Yukon_River
gptkb:White_Pass
gptkbp:featuredIn various documentaries
travel shows
gptkbp:formerName freight
passenger service
gptkbp:gauge narrow gauge
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Skagway,_Alaska
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:International_Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad
gptkbp:length 110 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Yukon
gptkbp:notableBuilding Steel cantilever bridge at Dead Horse Gulch
gptkbp:notableEvent closed to freight in 1982
reopened for tourism in 1988
gptkbp:notableFeature scenic views
tunnels
steep grades
historic trestles
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:tourist_attraction
historic significance
engineering challenges
gptkbp:opened 1898
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:White_Pass_&_Yukon_Route_company
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Carcross
gptkb:Coast_Mountains
gptkb:Bennett
Fraser
gptkbp:primaryUse tourist excursions
gptkbp:roadType gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:rollingStock historic steam locomotives
diesel locomotives
gptkbp:season summer
gptkbp:status operating
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Skagway
gptkb:Whitehorse
gptkbp:trackGauge 3 ft (914 mm)
gptkbp:usedBy cruise ship tourists
gptkbp:website https://wpyr.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Port_of_Skagway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6