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 ...

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 before it turns around and heads ...

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 ...

The White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad snakes into the heart of the Yukon, a short-haul narrow-gauge train that trundles over natural wonders.

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 train is a popular tourist attraction, taking passengers on a three-hour, 40-mile round-trip tour. It climbs to 2,865 feet at White Pass Summit before it turns around and heads back.

As crews complete track improvements along Alaska's White Pass & Yukon Route Railway, the company is outlining more flexible tour schedules for 2019.

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 ...