Re: Taku Tram
| February 08, 2020 10:57AM |
Here are a few pictures I've come across of the Taku Tram. I've been documenting dozens of similar short lines in Alaska, and while this one isn't *technically* AK, it does pop up in my research frequently.
Steamboat "Tutshi" moving WP&YRR #51 either to or from Taku and Carcross. #51 was used on the Taku Tram for a while.
"Taku near Atlin" (from BC Archives)
"At Taku City, the Gleaner at Atlin" (BC Archives, you can barely make out the tracks on the wharf)
"Northern terminus of the Atlin southern railway; two and a half miles lond[sic], connecting Taku Arm and Atlin Lake." (BC Archives)
The earlier horse tram with rough-cut wooden rails:
Steamboat "Tutshi" moving WP&YRR #51 either to or from Taku and Carcross. #51 was used on the Taku Tram for a while.
"Taku near Atlin" (from BC Archives)
"At Taku City, the Gleaner at Atlin" (BC Archives, you can barely make out the tracks on the wharf)
"Northern terminus of the Atlin southern railway; two and a half miles lond[sic], connecting Taku Arm and Atlin Lake." (BC Archives)
The earlier horse tram with rough-cut wooden rails:
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