September 7, 2015 - WPYR Riding the Fraser Meadow Excursion Train Behind #73 & Other Things
White Pass & Yukon Route
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WPY2015092204 - White Pass & Yukon, Skagway, AK, 9/2015
Riding the narrow gauge White Pass & Yukon Route Fraser Meadow Excursion Train behind 2-8-2 steam engine #73. Skagway, AK to Fraser, BC, 9/7/2015. #73 is about to make a stop at the depot after loading passengers from the cruise ship Silver Shadow at the Ore Dock. The train will pick up passengers at the depot and then proceed nothward for Fraser, BC.
#73 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the WPY in 1947. It was the last steam engine ever constructed by Baldwin. It was retired from service on WPY in 1964, but restored back to service in 1982.
