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Posted 24 July 2014 - 10:09 AM
A vintage rail company that hauls hundreds of thousands of tourists every year along the route of the historic Klondike Gold Rush has suspended operations while it investigates a derailment that injured nine people.
The derailment occurred during the Wednesday afternoon run of the White Pass & Yukon Route tourist train, which goes from Skagway, Alaska, into Canada.
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Posted 30 July 2014 - 08:15 PM
More here.Train derailment caused by switch problem: White Pass and Yukon Route
19 people suffered minor injuries in derailment of tourist train last week
The failure of metal bar in a switch on the rail line was what caused a derailment on the White Pass and Yukon Route train in Alaska a week ago, says the company's president.
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White Pass and Yukon Route president John Finlayson says the switch was unique and the only one used on the line.
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