<P> Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142 is an abandoned 1946 International Harvester K - 5 that is parked in a clearing along the Stampede Trail near Denali National Park . It was originally one of four buses used by the Yutan Construction Company to provide remote shelter for the construction crew from Fairbanks that worked on road upgrades in 1960 - 1961 . The bus engine was removed and it was instead towed by Caterpillar D8 bulldozers . It contained beds and a wood burning stove , which still remain today . When the Stampede Mine ceased operations in the 1970s , three of the four busses were hauled off the trail . Bus 142 broke an axle which caused the crew to leave it where it now serves as a backcountry shelter for hunters , trappers , and visitors . </P>
where did the bus come from in into the wild
used by the Yutan Construction Company to provide remote shelter for the construction crew