White Pass & Yukon Route

Early Steam Locomotives

1898 to 1908



1 and 2   2-6-0 inside frame.  Purchased used in 1898.   Rebuilt with new boiler and cylinders.   Renumbered to 51 and 52.  Preserved in Whitehorse (51) and Skagway (52)

Photos of 1-51       Details of 51    Plans of 51 in puzzle form

Photos of 2-52       Details of 52


  2-8-0 inside frame.  Purchased used in 1898.  Renumbered to 53.  Retired in 1907.

Photos of 3-53


4   4-4-0 inside frame.   Purchased used in 1898.  Renumbered to 54.  Sold in 1905.

Photos of 4-54


5   2-8-0 inside frame.  Purchased used in 1898.  Renumbered to 55.   Sold in 1904.    Preserved in Dawson City

Photos of 5-55


6   and  7    2-8-0 outside frame.  Purchased new in 1899.   Renumbered to 56 and 57.

Photos of 6-56.    Converted from compound to simple cylinders.   Retired in 1938.

Photos of 7-57.    Sold in 1906.   Preserved in Dawson City.


8    Three truck Climax.   Purchased used in 1899.  Sold in 1902.

Photos of 8


59  and  60   4-6-0 outside frame.  Purchased new in 1900.   Retired in 1941 (59) and 1942 (60).

Photos of 59 and 60


61   2-8-0 outside frame.  Purchased new in 1900.  Retired in 1944.  Now being restored.

Photos of 61     
Stockton Locomotive Works Facebook page with restoration photos.


62   4-6-0 inside frame.    Purchased new in 1900.  Retired in 1945

Photos of 62   


63  2-6-0 inside frame.  Purchased used in 1900.  Sold in 1902.   Preserved in Dawson City.

Photos of 63


64 2-6-0 inside frame.  Purchased used in 1900.  Retired in 1907.

Photos of 64


65  2-6-0 inside frame.  Purchased used in 1900.  Sold in 1906.

Photos of 65


Duchess    Purchased used in 1900.   Retired in 1920.  Preserved in Carcross    Built as 0-6-0 30 inch gauge.  Widened to 36 inch gauge and front driver disconnected (2-4-0)

Photos of Duchess    Newspaper article pdf download


66 and 67  4-6-0 outside frame.  Purchased new in 1901.   Retired in 1952 (66) and 1941 (67).

Photos of 66

Photos of 67


68   2-8-0 outside frame.   Purchased new in 1907.  Wrecked in 1917.

Photos of 68


69   2-8-0 outside frame.   Purchased new in 1908.   Retired in 1954.  Sold in 1956.  Now returned to WP&YR and restored.

Photos of 69