Porter Locomotive - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
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This 12 tons 0-6-0T Porter Locomotive, Serial 922, equipped with 25 inches wheels, is located outside of the Yukon Transportation Museum, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
Waymark Code: WM12QNN
Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Date Posted: 07/03/2020
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Inscription on an information panel on site:
The Little Engine That Did
Although small in stature, this 0-6-0T Porter locomotive was put to work hauling coal and supplies in a Yukon coal mine. Purchased by the Coal Creek Coal Company in 1903, the Porter was perfect for the 12 mile (19km) narrow gauge railway. The coal travelled on the tiny railway to the Yukon River, where it was loaded on to barges bound for Dawson City. Upon arrival the coal was then utilized in the town's power plant. Serving several companies during its Yukon tenure, the Porter chugged away until 1918 when the mine closed and the railway was abandoned.
Built by the H.K. Porter company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1888, this little steam locomotive began its career in Spokane Washington. Working on the Spokane and Montrose Motor Railroad, the Porter pulled two passengers cars. By 1892, electric locomotives replaced the steam ones and in 1902 the streetcar line was standard gauge.
Like many who travelled to the Yukon for the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, the locomotive began its journey north from Washington State. In 1903, it was transported up the Yukon River on a sternwheeler to its final destination at Coal Creek, some 54 miles (87km) northwest of Dawson City, Yukon. It worked the rest of its life on this little railway.
Type of train car: Locomotive
Location: Yukon Transportation Museum
Price (In local currency): 0
Interaction allowed: no
Visiting hours: Not listed
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