White Pass and Yukon Route Railway in Canada
by Catherine Sherman
Title
White Pass and Yukon Route Railway in Canada
Artist
Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography
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"White Pass and Yukon Route Railway in Canada" by Catherine Sherman.
The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway was built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush. This narrow gauge railroad is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a designation shared with the Panama Canal, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. The WP&YR railway was considered an impossible task but it was literally blasted through coastal mountains in only 26 months. The $10 million project was the product of British financing, American engineering and Canadian contracting. Tens of thousands of men and 450 tons of explosives overcame harsh and challenging climate and geography to create "the railway built of gold." The WP&YR climbs almost 3000 feet in just 20 miles and features steep grades of up to 3.9%, cliff-hanging turns of 16 degrees, two tunnels and numerous bridges and trestles. The steel cantilever bridge was the tallest of its kind in the world when it was constructed in 1901. The 110 mile WP&YR Railroad was completed with the driving of the golden spike on July 29, 1900 in Carcross Yukon connecting the deep water port of Skagway Alaska to Whitehorse Yukon and beyond to northwest Canada and interior Alaska.
Second Place, January 2015: Locomotive Contest - Group Logo for North American Trains and Rails and Stations NATRS
FIRST PLACE in TRAINS Contest March 2020.
Featured on Premium FAA Artists (1/11/2014); Comfortable Art (01/13/2014); Memories and Nostalgia 1 Image per Day (01/15/2014); "ABC Group - V- Vehicles" group (02/18/2014); "The Gold Standard" group (03/08/2014); "Exclusive Feature Me" group (04/04/2014); "500 Views Share" group (05/28/2015) "3 a Day AAA Images" group (05/30/2015); "10 Plus" group (08/10/2019)
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December 13th, 2013
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Nancy Booth
Absolutely SPECTACULAR capture... you sure have more nerve than I do, I would have fainted on those rails LOL
Robyn King
Congratulations your amazing artwork is being featured in Over 5000 Views:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Joseph Schofield
Perfect capture of this experience Catherine! I invite you to join and post this on my Pacific Northwest Canadian Rockies and Alaska group. l/f
Lynn Sprowl
This is just a fantastic shot! What an adventure this had to be. I can see this photo has been a favorite of many. Well just add me to the list. Fav
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