Thanks to Murray at Rails North, here's 69 as of this afternoon - all fired up and rarin' to go!RailsNorth.comSteel Lines Around the Circumpolar Northhttp://www.railsnorth.com

Stupid question, but has anything happened with any of #69 and #73's "dumped" sisters? My understanding that at one time or another the following WP&Y locos/ plows were dumped:#52#60#61 #62 #66 #67#196Snow Plow #ON (former D&RGW)While I have seen shots of the snow plow (metal is all that's left), I haven't heard much about the proposed recovery efforts of the others, although I vaguely remember reports of one being salavaged and put behind the shops by the railroad, maybe, oh, 5 years ago or so?TJG

To save Mike the trouble: All still dumped, except 60 and 61, which were recovered in the late 80's. The 61 was sold in the past couple of years, and will eventually move to the shops in WI, that has rebuilt #69. Keep in mind there are also many tenders and a rail car of sorts that have been offered up to the river gods, up there. Mike Stillwell Western VA RR Preservation Soc.

The ancient 52, however, was never dumped to my knowledge, but was long a display around Skagway, losing a center driver somewhere in the process. I think has been at the WP&Y shops for the last few years, pending some sort of eventual restoration.http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomo ... ?Display=3

O.k., lets see if I can get this straight ----- of the EXISTING (dumped or otherwise) WP&Y locos, we have:1.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 2 0-6-0T (Carcross, YT: Depot)2.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 52 2-6-0 (Skagway, AK: Display)3.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 60 2-8-0 (AK: Dumped, rec. now near RH)4.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 61 2-8-0 (AK: Dumped, rec. now near RH)5.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 62 2-8-0 (AK: Dumped in River)6.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 66 2-8-0 (AK: Dumped in River)7.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 67 2-8-0 (AK: Dumped in River)8.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 69 2-8-0 (Skagway, AK: WP&Y)9.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 70 2-8-2 (Pigeon Forge, TN: Dollywood)10.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 71 2-8-2 (Pigeon Forge, TN: Dollywood)11.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 72 2-8-2 (AK: Dumped)12.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 73 2-8-2 (Skagway, AK: WP&Y)13.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 190 2-8-2 (Blowing Rock, NC: Tweetsie)14.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 192 2-8-2 (Pigeon Forge, TN: Dollywood)15.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 195 2-8-2 (Skagway, AK: Museum)16.) White Pass & Yukon RR No. 196 2-8-2 (AK: Dumped in river)WHEW! Am I missing any of them?TJG

Surviving Locomotives that served on the WP&YR --MJ Peltier Duchess 0-6-0 Baldwin 4424 at Carcross YT. 4 [2nd] 2-6-2 Baldwin 37564 Steve Wild, El Reno OK 51 2-6-0 Brooks at Whitehorse YT. 52 2-6-0 Brooks at Skagway Alaska 55 2-8-0 Baldwin 7597 at Dawson City YT 57 2-8-0 Baldwin 16456 at Dawson City YT 60 4-6-0 Baldwin 17750 1949, buried in Skagway River at Milepost 2.5, 1988 recovered61 2-8-0 Baldwin 17814 1949, buried in Skagway River at Milepost 2.5, 1988 recovered, 2003 sold for restoration WI62 4-6-0 Baldwin 17895 1949, buried in Skagway River at Milepost 2.3 by cemetery road63 2-6-0 Brooks 522 at Dawson City, YT. 66 4-6-0 Baldwin 18964 1967 buried in Skagway River, by D&RG rotary ON near MP 4.967 4-6-0 Baldwin 18965 1951 buried in Skagway River, near cemetery69 2-8-0 Baldwin 32762 at Skagway AK70 2-8-2 Baldwin 62234 Dollywood park at Pigeon Forge, TN. w/ USA class 190 tender 71 2-8-2 Baldwin 62257 Dollywood Park w/ USA class 190 tender 72 2-8-2 Baldwin 73351 Dollywood Park, used for spare parts 73 2-8-2 Baldwin 73352 operating WP&YR w/ USA class 190 tender 80 2-8-2 Alco 61980 ex. Sumpter Valley RY # 20 , at SV Oregon 81 2-8-2 Alco 61981 ex. Sumpter Valley RY # 19, operating at SV Oregon USA 190 2-8-2 Baldwin 69425 Tweetsie RR at Blowing Rock, NC named "Yukon Queen" USA 192 2-8-2 Baldwin 69427 at DW Park at Pigeon Forge, TN named "Klondike Kate" USA 195 2-8-2 Baldwin 69430 on display at Skagway USA 196 2-8-2 Baldwin 69431 1967 buried in Skagway River near MP 4.9

To put some text with the photo, that is me on top of the cab in the process of setting the pops while Steven Butler is manning the controls down below for the process. This was prior to some traial runs in the form of performing switching duties between the depot downtown and the coach yards nearer the shops.