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248 - Lake Tagish

Car Description / Remarks
248 Lake Tagish
built 1887 by Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp.
Originally, South Pacific Coast R.R. #65. Sold to Northwestern Pacific R.R. in 1907 (NWP #728). Car purchased by the White Pass in 1928. Used on the Taku Tram from 1928 to 1936. Tagish was derived from a Tlingit phrase, which means let the lake get wet (referring to the ice breaking up).

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248 Lake Tagish

Coach 248 Lake Tagish at Skagway in 1995. Image by Eric L. Johnson.

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248 Lake Tagish

Boerries Burkhardt Image, Skagway May 31, 2003

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Lake Tagish (2005)

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248 Lake Tagish (2005)

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