Lee, I just read your post about the White Pass & Yukon. We were fortunate to have taken that ride on an Alaska cruise side trip from Skagway.
The WP&Y was once described by someone as, "The best narrow gauge operation in the US that train fans never ride," in that they have plenty of riders, and very few train fans ever show up at Skagway to ride it. I've been lucky to have ridden it twice, each time with pretty decent weather. Once you have ridden it, you start wondering why people make such a big deal about the D&RGW remnants, as the WP&Y has far greater scenery, all the original track still exists (though hardly ever used to the end of track at Whitehorse) and it's a very clean and professional organization. The only things the other 3-footers today have over the White Pass are:
- The WP&Y has very little steam running
- How remote it is to get there
