White Pass & Yukon Route
Early Steam Locomotives
up to late 1930's
Last update March
13,
2008
Chart
showing timeline for early steam
locomotives
Duchess
Built as 30 inch gauge. Widened to 36 inch and
front driver disconnected. Used on Taku Tram (Atlin Southern).
Preserved in Carcross
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30 inch gauge, before WP&YR |
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1, renumbered to 51, rebuilt with straight boiler.
Preserved in Whitehorse.
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On Display at McBride Museum, Whitehorse |
#51 being moved to or from Taku Tram service |
 1908 Diagram Book |
2, renumbered to 52, rebuilt with straight boiler.
Preserved in Skagway.
September 2000, 52 is moved to the shop for restoration. The restoration will be either cosmetic or operational, depending on boiler condition.
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Leading first excursion train. |
At Summit after rebuilding about 1900 |
On Taku Tram |
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Photo taken on Taku Tram during WWII |
On display in Skagway 1997 |
 52 Pre-rebuild 1899 Diagram Book |
 52 Post-rebuild 1899 Diagram Book |
3, renumbered to 53
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On Columbia & Puget Sound, |
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After rebuilding |
 1899 Diagram Book |
4, renumbered to 54
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On Columbia & Puget Sound,
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 1899 Diagram Book |
5, renumbered to 55. Went to Klondike Mines Railway.
Preserved in Dawson City
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 1899 diagram Book |
6, renumbered to 56, converted from compound to simple
cylinders
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56 as switcher Tender photos |
 1908 Diagram Book |
7, renumbered to 57. Preserved in Dawson City.
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 56-57 Compound 1899 Diagram Book |
8, Three truck Climax
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As Colorado & Northern #2, |
C&N #2 |
C&N #2 |
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WP&Y #8 at Bennett |
WP&Y #8 at Bennett Compare tender hose to previous photo |
WP&Y #8 |
 1899 Diagram Book |
Research project concerning history of #8 after leaving WP&Y
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 59-60 preliminary diagram 1899 Book |
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 59-60-66-67
1908 Diagram Book |
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1997, Skagway |
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An early example of a tender side ladder on number 62. |
 Preliminary Diagram 1899 Book  1908 Diagram Book |
63 Preserved in Dawson City.
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On Kansas Central when new. |
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TCT #1 or #2 (identical) #2 went to WP&YR |
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59-60-66-67 Diagram 1908 Book |
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After the avalanche. |
 1908 Diagram Book |
69 Now restored and returned to WP&YR
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1932 fire |
1950's |
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 1908 Diagram Book |
