Skagway, Alaska
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The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a borough and city in the U.S. state of Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,240, up from 968 in 2010. The population
Aerial view of Skagway in 2009
Rail car of the White Pass and Yukon Route in Skagway, Alaska
Skagway wharves and harbor c. 1898 photo by Eric A. Hegg
Gold Rush-era advertisements made on one of the mountains forming the eastern wall of the valley
White Pass and Yukon Route
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The White Pass and Yukon Route is a Canadian and U.S. Class III 3 ft narrow-gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon. An isolated system, it has no dir
Skagway, Alaska
…community is the census-designated place of Skagway. Skagway, on the Taiya Inlet, was an important saltwater port during the Klondike Gold Rush. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, now in operation purely for the tourist trade and running throughout the summer months, has its…
White Pass Yukon Alaska poole 1919
Section with a switchback
First train headed to White Pass, 1899
Construction of the one tunnel on the line, 1899