Day 4 - Climbing to White Pass

Not ideal for photography, the carriages were overheated, the windows didn't open, so they were steamed up for most of the trip. One or two folks could go out at a time to a little platform at the end of each carriage, but needles to say, it was difficult to be in a good place at the right time for the nicer scenery.

The cantilever bridge at the end was decommissioned in 1969 once the heavier diesel engines began to be used. It's no longer possible of course to travel all the way to the Yukon.Read more