It remains a celebrated piece of railway history, often overshadowed in modern operations by its sibling, #73, which was built later in 1947 and continues to pull tourist charters today. Other Uses of the Name
It served as a workhorse for the WP&YR during the mid-20th century, notably operating until 1963/1964. mikado.72
After its retirement, it was eventually acquired by the Alberta Railway Museum in 2017. Before this, it was famously restored and ran as an excursion train until 1979. It remains a celebrated piece of railway history,
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1938, Mikado #72 was a narrow-gauge (3-foot) steam engine designed to handle the grueling mountain grades between Skagway, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon. Before this, it was famously restored and ran
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