Re: WP&Y sale to Carnival + others finalized; $290 million

John K Wrote:
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> I'm sure that those that built it would have never
> dreamed of that kind of sale price, or the fact
> the revenue would come from people off of a cruise
> ship.

The interesting thing is that within a couple years of completion of the railroad, they were promoting it as a trip for tourists. Tourists who came off the passenger ships coming up the inside passageway.

In the middle of the first World War (1916) the company was adding passenger cars. Because of the war in Europe (and at sea) that was not a tourist destination. And so destinations in the West were promoting themselves to the mid-west and eastern traveler.

Then in the 1920s (1926-27) the railroad was again adding passenger cars because they were expecting an increase of passenger business.

There were times the White Pass & Yukon Route ran an extra passenger train to Bennett on the days the passenger ship was in port. Other times it just added cars to regular trains. Even in the middle of the 1930s they were catering to the tourists traveling to Alaska and the Yukon.

Brian Norden



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/10/2018 10:18PM by Brian Norden.