Along The White Pass


Stock #:	138644
Type:	Postcard
Era:	Chrome
Postmark:	1978 Sep-01
PM City:	Juneau
PM State:	Ark
Stamp:	10C
Size:	3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
The stamped to the Klondike Gold Fields began in 1897. Construction of the white pass narrow gauge railway was started in April. 1898 and completed from Skagway through to Whitehorse in July, 1900. Average grade from Skagway to the sumnir of White Pass is 2.6 per cent; maximum 3.9 percent. Today the White Pass serves the Yukon year round with passenger and freight service.