This is the definitive history of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Study the history of this world treasure from its construction in the Klondike Gold Rush until the present day. Feast your eyes on the White Pass & Yukon Route, a railroad decorated with glaciers, mountains, waterfalls, bears and eagles. Feel the urgency to win World War II as the railroad helps to build the Alaska Highway. See both steam and diesel locomotives including rare motion pictures, some as old as 1901. Marvel as steam locomotives struggle to push a rotary snow plow through dozen foot drifts. Watch the railroad modernized and worry as this world historic treasure is almost lost. This is the long version of Scenic Railway of the World with much more footage of the railroad and its history. Released in 1993. Run Time: 49:03