Tanana Valley Railroad Engine #1

Called "a museum in progress," while the engine was being restored.

 It is the oldest rail relic in Alaska and the Yukon. 

It was built in 1899 and operated in a Dawson coal mine until Falcon Joslin bought it for his Tanana Valley Railroad, where it ran locally from 1905 until 1923 or '24. It is powered by wood and coal. Later engines that pulled cars to the gold camps north of town were more powerful.

The running gear is all original, but the cab has been reconstructed and the boiler replaced. The Friends of the Tanana Valley Railroad has the 100 year old engine running again and they operate it on the narrow gauge Pioneer Park tracks for special occasions.

The engine and other railroad memorabilia can be observed in person at the shed and compound at Pioneer Park (Alaskaland).

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