3 hours · Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Bonanza Creek Run
Departs 09:00 and 13:30. The classic ride: a photo stop on the trestle and 45 minutes at Discovery Claim to walk the creekside loop.
Adults $129 · Children $65
About this trip →Dawson City, Yukon · Season 2027: May 15 – September 15
Ride the Bride to the Klondike gold fields
Steam locomotive No. 99, known to every miner on the creeks as “the Bride”, pulls five restored cars from Front Street up Bonanza Creek to Discovery Claim. That gravel bar is where the 1896 strike set off the Klondike Gold Rush.
19 kmof 3-foot narrow-gauge track to Discovery Claim
3 tripsfrom a 3-hour ride to a full gold-fields day
$129adult fare (CAD, plus GST) on the Bonanza Creek Run
168seats in five restored cars, plus 4 wheelchair spaces
Choose your trip
Three ways up the creek
Every train leaves the depot at 1102 Front Street, crosses the Klondike River on a timber trestle and climbs the Bonanza valley past a century of mining history.
6.5 hours · Tue, Thu, Sat
Gold Fields Day
Departs 09:30, back 16:00. The full line to Grand Forks, with a guided townsite walk, a hot lunch and an afternoon of gold panning. You keep the gold you find.
Adults $249 · Children $125
About this trip →3 hours · Fri & Sat, June–July
Midnight Sun Special
Departs 18:30, back 21:30, in full daylight. Miss Ruby’s 1898 dance-hall revue plays in every car, with wild-berry pie and hot drinks included.
Adults $159 · Children $80
About this trip →Our name
Why “NN-Bride”?
Locomotive No. 99 left the builder’s shops in 1912 and came north to work the creek railway that served the gold fields. Crews chalked her number on the roster board as “NN”. On her first run up Bonanza she still wore white primer and carried a wedding party bound for Grand Forks, so the miners nicknamed her “the Bride”. The two names merged into one.
The creek line closed in 1914. No. 99 spent most of the next century as a static display in Whitehorse. A team of volunteers and retired railway machinists restored her between 2019 and 2023 and converted her to oil firing. She returned to steam on the rebuilt track in 2024.
“She’s well over a hundred years old, she runs on time, and she still turns heads on Front Street.” Conductor Barnaby
On board
Meet the crew
Four costumed hosts ride the Bride. Children collect a stamp from each one on our Crew Stamp Card, and a full card earns a brass-look No. 99 pin.
Plan your day
Good to know before you go
Dress in layers
Klondike summer days run from about 5 °C at dawn to 25 °C by mid-afternoon. Bring a rain shell, closed shoes for the gravel paths and insect repellent for June and July.
Arrive 30 minutes early
Collect boarding passes at the depot window from 30 minutes before departure. The Bride leaves on the minute, and Inspector Gus closes the doors two minutes before.
Book ahead in July
Midnight Sun Special seats usually sell out 4–6 weeks ahead. The Bonanza Creek Run often has seats a few days before travel. Read the FAQ.
Ready to ride the Bride?
Book by phone or email. We reply within one business day and hold your seats for 72 hours while you arrange payment.