Narrow Gauge Railways in Canada - Yukon

Yukon

There were numerous narrow gauge lines in the North—these include the Northern Light and Power coal line near Dawson; the mining line in Dawson city and the Taku Tram. Several of the steam engines survive from these ventures: the Duchess at Taku, a Porter in Dawson and another in Tenana.

The only narrow gauge system still in operation in the country is the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge White Pass and Yukon Route. The WPYR was built as a common carrier but closed in 1982 only to reopen in 1988 to haul tourists from cruise ships docking at Skagway, Alaska through White Pass on the Canada–United States border to Bennett, British Columbia.