Re: Fan trips . . . 
| December 09, 2023 06:58PM |
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John West Wrote:
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> Photography of the WP&Y is challenging since
> the highway is not close to the railway except in
> a few spots, and there are only so many pix you
> can take hanging out your coach window. Some
> years ago there were several fan trips that solved
> that problem rather nicely, but I have not heard
> of anything like that recently. I suspect the reas-
> ons for that are capacity issues and high costs,
> it is a VERY busy railroad and nothing in Alaska
> is cheap. Both Trains Unlimited and Farrail Tours
> ran charters (not to mention the famous rotary trip
> that Kevin Madore documented so well). I seem
> to remember the fan trips were in the era when
> John Bush was working for the White Pass and
> was probably the management advocate for the
> fans. Here are a few pix from those great oppor-
> tunities to get out on the line:
> [attachment 92090 WPYdieselmeetatlake1102.jpg]
> [attachment 92091 WPY40ontrestle900v.jpg]
> [attachment 92092 WPY73carcbridgetwo1000.jpg]
> [attachment 92093 WPYbusyborder1202.jpg]
> [attachment 92094 WPYdoubleheader1000.jpg]
Thank You John and John -
Both for the fan trips and for the beautiful photos thereof ! !
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
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> Photography of the WP&Y is challenging since
> the highway is not close to the railway except in
> a few spots, and there are only so many pix you
> can take hanging out your coach window. Some
> years ago there were several fan trips that solved
> that problem rather nicely, but I have not heard
> of anything like that recently. I suspect the reas-
> ons for that are capacity issues and high costs,
> it is a VERY busy railroad and nothing in Alaska
> is cheap. Both Trains Unlimited and Farrail Tours
> ran charters (not to mention the famous rotary trip
> that Kevin Madore documented so well). I seem
> to remember the fan trips were in the era when
> John Bush was working for the White Pass and
> was probably the management advocate for the
> fans. Here are a few pix from those great oppor-
> tunities to get out on the line:
> [attachment 92090 WPYdieselmeetatlake1102.jpg]
> [attachment 92091 WPY40ontrestle900v.jpg]
> [attachment 92092 WPY73carcbridgetwo1000.jpg]
> [attachment 92093 WPYbusyborder1202.jpg]
> [attachment 92094 WPYdoubleheader1000.jpg]
Thank You John and John -
Both for the fan trips and for the beautiful photos thereof ! !
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
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