Number of stations 7 | Number of lines 1 Began operation 2000 | |
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Transit type Heritage streetcar, seasonal Website Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley Similar Copperbelt Railway & Mining M, Old Log Church Museum, Yukon Beringia Interpretiv, Miles Canyon Basalts, MacBride Museum of Yukon Hi | ||
The whitehorse waterfront trolley yukon
The Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley is a heritage streetcar service in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
Contents
- The whitehorse waterfront trolley yukon
- Our bhangra at whitehorse waterfront trolley station
- Car 531 details
- Stations
- References
It uses a single reconditioned trolley which carries tourists along Whitehorse's waterfront along the Yukon River. It runs from the Rotary Peace Park, located on the south end of the city centre, up to the north end of the city centre at Spook Creek Station. The car originally served the trolley/streetcar system of Lisbon, Portugal, from 1925 to 1978. In 1978 it was sold by CCFL to a railway museum in Duluth. It was sold to Whitehorse in 1999 and restored by Historic Railway Restoration of Arlington, WA.
The trolley is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge vehicle, and runs on the track built for the White Pass and Yukon Route. It has a capacity of 24 passengers.
The trolley was first put into operation in 2000. The electricity to power its electric motors comes not from overhead trolley wires, but instead from a diesel generator which also provides head end power and which is towed (or pushed) on a trailer. The car runs each year from May to September.
Our bhangra at whitehorse waterfront trolley station
Car 531 details
This single-truck (2-axle or 4-wheel), double-ended trolley car was previously owned by Lake Superior Railroad Museum, which still owns sister car 530, and both cars were originally used by Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa (Carris) in Lisbon, Portugal.
Stations
As of 2013 it runs daily from 10AM - 6PM. A complete trip, viewing all stations, takes approximately one hour.
The car is stored in a roundhouse/train shed at 1127 First Avenue (end of Wood Street).