White Pass & Yukon No. 190

White Pass & Yukon Railway No. 190 is a class S118 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive built in February of 1943 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the United States Army Transportation Corps. The locomotive was designed to haul passenger and freight trains on the US Army Transportation Corps' White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, as well as helping to build the Alaskan (ALCAN) Highway. After the war, the locomotive and a few other engines of its class, 191-197, were sold to the WP&YR. while 198-200 were all sold to the Casa Grande-Sausal Railway in Peru. Sadly, 191, 193, 194, and 197 did not last too long in revenue service, as they were scrapped by 1951. During 190's last few years in service on the White Pass, the locomotive was put on snow plow duty until its retirement. In 1960 it was retired from 17 years of revenue service. It was then bought by Grover Robbins Jr. (The founder and owner of Tweetsie Railroad), when the need for a second locomotive at the park became clear. She was restored to operating condition by Tweetsie Railroad and it was nicknamed the "Yukon Queen". One year later, Robbins also purchased sister locomotive 192 for his second theme park, Rebel Railroad, which is today modern day Dollywood.