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White Pass & Yukon Route:
the Carcross - Bennett Line
(Southbound Photo Album)
by Murray Lundberg
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Below - Looking south along the abandoned tracks in August 1996 at MP 67.1, and in August 1997 at MP 67. The line was in pretty rough shape.
MP 67 -
The same section track in August 2002. The elevation of Lake Bennett is 2,152 feet, Mount Gray on the right is 6,083 feet.
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MP 66 -
August 2002.
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MP 62.8 -
Seen above boxcar #734 at MacDonald Creek are the glacier-studded mountains at the head of Lake Bennett's West Arm. August 1, 2001.
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MP 62 -
In the center is Finger Mountain, which marks the southern shore of the entrance to the West Arm.
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MP 60 -
South of the West Arm, Lake Bennett narrows dramatically, hemmed in by mountains 5,500-6,000 feet in height.
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ca. MP 57.6 -
Bridge 57A on August 16, 2001. This steel span was installed in 2001 to replace a wooden span crossing Dundalk Creek.
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MP 57
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MP 56.5 -
Showing the erosion-protection added in 2001.
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MP 55.6 -
The view to the south-west from the gravel piles at the pit.
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MP 55
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MP 54.3
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MP 54
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MP 53
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MP 52.9 -
The shoreline just north of the British Columbia - Yukon border (looking south from MP 52.9). August 7, 2003.
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MP 51.6 -
Pennington Station, seen from the water on August 7, 2003.
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MP 51.6 -
My research assistant, Kodi, inspecting Pennington Station on August 7, 2003.
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MP 48.4 -
Looking south from about MP 48.4 on August 7, 2003.
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MP 40.9 -
Looking towards Bennett Station in October 1997. A list of the rolling stock stored at Bennett at that time can be seen
here.
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