Even if trains, history and nature aren’t your cups of tea on their own, something absurdly special happens when the three combine. The White Pass and Yukon Route Railway is a staple of any visit to ...

So during my Alaska cruise last year, I was excited to board a White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) train in Skagway for a White Pass Summit excursion. The 40-mile, ...

A vintage rail company that hauls hundreds of thousands of tourists every year along the route of the historic Klondike Gold Rush has suspended operations while it investigates a derailment that ...

The White Pass & Yukon Route operates narrated, narrow-gauge railway outings that spotlight Klondike Gold Rush-era history and the rugged wilderness of southeast Alaska.

He says the train is a popular tourist attraction, taking passengers on a three-hour, 40-mile roundtrip tour out of Skagway. It climbs to 2,865 feet at White Pass Summit, where the derailment ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A vintage rail company that transports hundreds of thousands of tourists a year along the route of the historic Klondike Gold Rush was expected to resume operations ...

Sternhagen said the train passenger cars and engines came from Skagway, where the White Pass Railroad Summit Excursion & Train Tour is offered for visitors. The tour takes visitors up to the ...

The natural solution, it would seem, is train travel. Several scenic rail routes cut through the boundless Alaskan interior, transporting travelers on one of the most breathtaking train rides in ...