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Klondike Mines Railway
Klondike Mines Railway Passenger Service, September 30th 1909
Overview
HeadquartersKlondike City
LocaleDawson City to Sulphur Springs
Dates of operation1905–1913
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Length32 miles (51 km)

The Klondike Mines Railway (KMRy) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway operating in the Klondike region of Yukon, Canada. Construction on the KMRy began in 1905 and the railway ceased operations in 1913.[1]

  1. ^ Johnson, Eric L. (1997). The Bonanza Narrow Gauge Railway. Rusty Spike Publishing. pp. xi.

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