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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).

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

Boerries Burkhardt Image, Skagway May 31, 2003