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 served as a workhorse for the WP&YR during the mid-20th century, notably operating until 1963/1964. mikado.72
The identifier "" refers to a historic Baldwin steam locomotive that operated on the White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR). The Story of Locomotive #72 After its retirement, it was eventually acquired by
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. After its retirement