The White Pass and Yukon Railroad

[wddoebler]

We rode the White Pass and Yukon Railroad with the old number 73 steam engine pulling the train. ; It was pouring rain and foggy almost the whole way. ; I got one nice shot of the train going over a trestle while coming back down the pass. ; The other two shots were taken after I got off the train. ; The rain had stopped, but it was still overcast and foggy.

 

[wddoebler]

White Pass and Yukon Railroad with old #73 pulling.

 

[wddoebler]

White Pass and Yukon Railroad with old #73 pulling.

 

[Paul]

Very nice Bill, really like these.

 

[Tim]

I really like #3 the best in in #1 the guy in red who appears to be hanging out to take a pic is a cool capture. ; Looks like you are having one HELLUVA trip.

 

[ddindy]

In #1 the guy in red who appears to be hanging out to take a pic is a cool capture.

Nah, Bill knows that the best shots are from a few cars back. ; The first car is awesome for sound recording, though.

And remember: ; Any steam is good steam!

 

[mSummers]

And remember: ; Any steam is good steam!

I love the smell of coal smoke in the morning!

Nice work Bill. ; I hope to make it up there someday. ; After seeing the shots two of my friends got during the rotary[nb]Railfan Trivia: ; White Pass is home to the only operational narrow gauge rotary plow in the US and has been since the Cumbres & Toltec stopped clearing the line with their rotary plows after the accident of 1997[/nb] run last year, I'm going to have to make a serious effort to be there the next time they decide to clear the line the old fashioned way again.

 

[gary]

i do believe that would be this rotary

 

[wddoebler]

Gary, you are correct. ; That rotary is still sitting in that exact same spot in Skagway, Alaska.

 

[mSummers]

Yep that's the one. ; Here are links to the shots my friends took during the last rotary run in April 2011:

http://www.losttracksoftime.com/p1017320714

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?offset=0&where=%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C23

 

[wddoebler]

Fabulous photos in these links Michael. ; What a contrast to the day that I was there. ; Sunshine!!, Blue sky!!, No fog!!, ; No rain!! ; The contrast between the black of the train and the intense white of the snow is wonderful. ; I particularly liked the black & whites. ; Thanks for sharing.

 

[mSummers]

The B&W's are my favorites, too. ; Especially the ones that are backlit. ; Kevin and Matthew did an excellent job capturing the action on that tri

 

[wddoebler]

Michael, ; The photos that your friends, Kevin and Matthew, took are better than almost all of the entries submitted in this years White Pass and Yukon Railroad photo contest. I would encourage your friends to enter the contest. ; Prizes are up to $200 of White Pass and Yukon memorabilia.

www.wpyr.com/explore/photocontest.html