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White Pass and Yukon Route

Canadian railway

Also known as: WP&YR

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history of Yukon

In Yukon: The gold rush and territorial status
…110-mile (177-km) narrow-gauge railway, the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR), extending from the port of Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, on the upper reaches of the Yukon River. In 1898 the Canadian Parliament separated the rapidly growing area from the Northwest Territories and gave it separate territorial status.
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