Today was another exciting day, in two different ways. First we took the morning tour / train travel on the White Pass and Yukon Route (see photo above), and second it is our last full day in Alaska.
The rail excursion lasted a little over 3 hours, even though it was listed as 3.5 - 4 hours. It left Skagway at sea level, and traveled uphill to the White Pass summit at an elevation of 2,8888 feet. Most of the rail line was on the edge of the mountains (see photo). I missed mentioning, and will now before I forget, that the road down into the valley and Skagway was much the same, cut out of the edge of the mountain.
The rail line is fairly well know and on weekends uses steam power on the line. The rail line of 20 miles up these mountains was built in 2 years, 2 months and 2 days and was built because of the gold stampede.
The train returned shortly before noon so we spent the rest of the day walking around town (other photo is of one of the town buildings - all are of this era).
Signed:
The Wayward Traveler.
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