I have been trying to verify whether the White Pass & Yukon Railway actually ran some of the steam engines that are offered by Bachman.  I have not received a reply from the WP&YR regarding their history.

Is there a source that tells what engines were actually used by the WP&YR?    I would definitely appreciate knowing the book title, author, and publication data for a good reference to the WP&YR.

I realize that model railroading can be as much "it could have been" as it can be "it actually was"!  However, it would be nice to know that the engines available from Bachmann were indeed used by the railway at one point in time.

Of similar note, I have been studying photographs of the Uintah Railway.  They ran a number of shay engines.  I am considering getting one or more of Bachmann's shays for building a railroad layout based on the Uintah.