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The White Pass Summit Excursion runs $155 adult / $77.50 child (3-12) booked direct at wpyr.com in 2026; the season spans April 30-October 7 with no service Sep 26-27 and Oct 1/3-5, and trains board dockside plus at the 1898 depot at 2nd & Spring. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
The Port of Seattle's record 2023 cruise season counted 1,778,193 revenue passengers across 291 sailings. Seattle, Washington as of 2023-10-30
Seattle's 2025 cruise season set a new record: 1.9 million revenue passengers across 298 ship calls from 8 homeport brands operating 14 ships. Seattle, Washington as of 2025-10-31
65 percent of cruise ships used shore power at berth in Seattle in 2025, ahead of the port's requirement that all homeported vessels plug in by 2027. Seattle, Washington as of 2025-10-31
Each homeported cruise ship at berth generates about $4 million for the Seattle region — the 2025 season delivered an estimated $1.2 billion and supported 5,120 jobs. Seattle, Washington as of 2025-10-31
Seattle serves Alaska cruises from two terminals: Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91 and Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. Seattle, Washington as of 2026-07-31
The U.S. Forest Service's Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in the Tongass National Forest overlooks a thirteen-mile river of ice fed by the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield. Mendenhall Glacier as of 2026-07-31
Nugget Falls, a 377-foot waterfall, drops beside Mendenhall Glacier a short walk from the visitor center. Mendenhall Glacier as of 2026-07-31
Mendenhall Glacier sits just 13 miles from downtown Juneau, with a half-mile-wide face and ice up to 1,800 feet deep. Mendenhall Glacier as of 2026-07-31
In 1994 the WP&YR was designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark — one of only 36 such world engineering marvels, alongside the Panama Canal and the Eiffel Tower. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
Construction of the White Pass & Yukon Route railway began on May 28, 1898, at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
The White Pass & Yukon Route is a narrow-gauge railroad with rails set just three feet apart, riding grades of almost 3.9 percent and 16-degree cliff-hanging curves. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
The 110-mile White Pass & Yukon Route from Skagway to Whitehorse was completed with a golden spike ceremony on July 29, 1900. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
The White Pass & Yukon Route climbs to White Pass Summit at 2,865 feet above sea level on the U.S.-Canada border. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
Building the White Pass & Yukon Route cost $10 million, employed 35,000 men, and claimed 35 lives. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31
The WP&YR gains almost 3,000 feet of elevation from tidewater at Skagway over just 20 miles of track. White Pass & Yukon Route Railway as of 2026-07-31