WPYR Snowplow #1 - White Pass & Yukon Rwy         
Sharp b&w photo of the White Pass & Yukon Rwy rotary snowplow #1 on display in Skagway, Alaska, along with WPYR caboose #909. Tom Klinger took this beautiful photo.. Thanks to Peider SwissTrip for the additional info on this snowplow (see comment belot) - much appreciated, Peider!
Date: 6/13/1992 Location: Skagway, AK   Map Show Skagway on a rail map Views: 46 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Rolling Stock: WPYR 1 (Snow Plow) WPYR 909 (Caboose) Author:  Gary Everhart
WPYR Snowplow #1 - White Pass & Yukon Rwy
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  WPYR Snowplow #1
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Peider SwissTrip General More details from Wikipedia: Made 1899 by the Cooke Locomotive and Machinery works in Patterson, N.J. Retired in 1962. Restored to service in 1995. Retired again in 2019. On display at the Skagway depot. Rotary #1’s first tender underframe was used to make Flatcar #102 in 1942. At that time, Rotary #1 received the 1938 replacement underframe of Loco #56. Rotary received the tender from Loco #191, 193, 194, or 197 in 1944. Received tender from Loco #80 in 1949. Received tender from Loco #70 in 1950. Exchanged tenders with Loco #190 in 1953. Rotary #1’s first tender underframe, used to make Flatcar #102 in 1942, was scrapped in 1947. Rotary #1’s second tender underframe was used to make Flatcar R2 in 1944 and Flatcar #1016 in 1956. Rotary #1’s original tender superstructure was placed as riprap along the Skagway River in 1949. Regards Peider 2/20/2024 8:19:55 AM

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