1. White Pass Railway in Skagway Alaska
DestinationsInFlorida.com or call 877-918-8941 to book your Alaskan adventure or cruise. While
in Skagway, Alaska during our cruise, we decided to try the White Pass & Yukon Route railway
to go up the mountain to White Pass. It was a really cool adventure that took us from Skagway
up to the US border and back. We saw lots of beautiful, natural scenery, engineering wonders,
and mountain goats! Here’s more info from the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad Co.: Take
an unforgettable journey aboard the “Scenic Railway of the World” to the White Pass summit.
Begin your excursion as you board the train in Skagway and travel 20 miles from tidewater, to
the Summit of the White Pass — a 2865 foot elevation! Relax in vintage passenger coaches as
you retrace the original route to the White Pass summit, passing Bridal Veil Falls, Inspiration
Point and Dead Horse Gulch. Enjoy a breathtaking panorama of mountains, glaciers, gorges,
waterfalls, tunnels, trestles and historic sites. See the original Klondike Trail of ’98 worn into the
rocks, a permanent tribute to the thousands of souls who passed this way in search of fortune.
This 3 to 3.5 hour, forty mile round trip climbs from tidewater at Skagway to the summit of the
White Pass – a 2865 foot elevation. The fully narrated tour passes through two tunnels, over
sky-high trestles and cascading waterfalls. It’s our most popular excursion! Built in 1898 during
the Klondike Gold Rush, this narrow gauge railroad is an International Historic …
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