remembering the White Pass

I too flew on CP Air to get to Whitehorse. That airline could put on a good show! Whenever I think about flying it between Vancouver and Whitehorse, I realize what has happened to flying in the 30 years since then. Of course, CP Air was several rungs higher than United AL which I flew between LAX and Vancouver.
I was in Skagway when the last tour ship of the season was in. One of the locals said that often the ships did not make their last advertised trips; reason for this ship making the run was that it has some fraternal group on board. The railroad put on four extra parlors up to Bennett and back on the regular trains instead of calling an extra crew for a Bennett turn.
The next day I returned to Whitehorse and the train had several families leaving for the season. Some where going to Arizona to make a living off of winter vacationers.
Brian Norden