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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Narrow Gauge Railway

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 2018, Trains1 Comment

Banana Train

January 13, 2018 Rich McClear

If there’s the possibility to ride a train I will take it.  Puerto Limon is connected to San Jose by a narrow gauge railway.  It no longer carries passengers, except for a few miles through the outskirts of Limon and … Continue reading Banana Train

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White Pass & Yukon Route, STEAM !!!

September 23, 2016September 27, 2016 Rich McClear

The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP & YR) is billed as the Scenic Railway of the World.  It’s a narrow gauge (3’) railroad that was built to carry gold stampeders from tidewater at Skagway to, first the White Pass … Continue reading White Pass & Yukon Route, STEAM !!!

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WP & YR Scenic Railway of the World.

September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 Rich McClear

The White Pass is billed as Scenic Railway of the World.   I can imagine with the play of clouds as we climb the almost 3000 feet to the summit of White Pass each trip is different.  With steam power the … Continue reading WP & YR Scenic Railway of the World.

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Beyond the White Pass Summit.

September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 Rich McClear

The White Pass and Yukon Route used to run from Skagway, Alaska at tidewater to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, 110 miles.  Today it goes only as far as Carcross, YT.  Most tourists only ride the train to the White Pass Summit. … Continue reading Beyond the White Pass Summit.

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