Even if trains, history and nature aren’t your cups of tea on their own, something absurdly special happens when the three combine. The White Pass and Yukon Route Railway is a staple of any visit to ...

City-hired geologists say there’s risk of catastrophic failure at this slide zone above the Railroad Dock. Aug. 2, 2022. (Claire Stremple/KTOO) Before managing the city of Skagway, Brad Ryan was ...

A view of a large rock mass above the Skagway railroad dock in 2022. (Photo by Mike Swasey/KHNS) Some cruise lines have misgivings about tying onto part of a Skagway dock because of the danger ...

Now, that railroad, those docks and that history are dividing Skagway. A public vote in October will decide whether the railroad continues to dominate the city the way it has for the last 115 years.

The train pulled out just before noon and proceeded ... Houghton came to visit a second time is unknown but by 1900 Skagway was ready to organize the first annual city wide systematic cleanup ...

"Skagway is a real remote area and there is no ... White Pass & Yukon Route constructed at the turn of the century." The train, which included 15 passenger cars, was headed to Fraser when it ...