Jul 20, 2009 - 
Alaska, British Columbia, Canada, Travel, USA 
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Alaska, British Columbia, Canada, Travel, USA No Comments Fraser to Skagway on the Whitepass and Yukon Railroad
The Whitepass and Yukon Railroad spelled the end of the Chilkoot trail’s usefulness, providing an easy route into the Klondike. Today, the railroad is renowned the world over for its gorgeous vistas.
We boarded the WPYR in Fraser, British Columbia, and rode it all the way into Skagway, Alaska, 40 odd miles through some of the biggest and most beautiful country I’d seen so far.
The above information and the following gallery are only teasers as I reserved material for my ebook about the Chilkoot and the 1898 gold rush! 
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- Fraser train station right across from US customs
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- This thing weighed about 40lbs when we started and only about 30lbs when we reached Bennett. Losing all that weight was motivation to EAT. :)
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- this narrow-gauge track is unique in North America
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- the Whitepass trail of ’98 (scary! look at how narrow it is!)
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- this bridge was in use until the 60′s
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- it’s obviously no longer in use now
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- entering Skagway
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