The Panama Canal Railway – Yet Another Panama Surprise Published by Panama Simple, June 18, 2013 | By Dennis Smith If you like traveling by train, the Panama Canal Railway is a unique day trip offered nowhere else in the world. The line was built by the U.S. in order to transport miners to the California gold mines and was completed in 1855 – making it the world’s first transcontinental railway. Passengers are transported 47.6 miles (76.6 km) across Panama from the Balboa area on the Pacific to Colon on the Atlantic. The Wall Street Journal describes the rail experience this way. “A single daily trip in each direction on five restored wood-paneled coaches and a remodeled 1930s Dome Car purchased from America’s Southern Pacific line. The 7:15 a.m. departure is timed to accommodate workers commuting between Panama City and Colón, home to Panama’s lucrative [Colon] free-trade zone. The return train departs promptly 10 hours later.
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The Panama Canal Railway – Yet Another Panama Surprise
Ride on the new version of the first transcontinental railway, which is located in Panama. The Wall Street Journal liked the trip.
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The Panama Canal Railway – Yet Another Panama Surprise
Published by Panama Simple, June 18, 2013 | By Dennis Smith
If you like traveling by train, the Panama Canal Railway is a unique day trip offered nowhere else in
the world. The line was built by the U.S. in order to transport miners to the California gold mines and
was completed in 1855 – making it the world’s first transcontinental railway. Passengers are
transported 47.6 miles (76.6 km) across Panama from the Balboa area on the Pacific to Colon on the
Atlantic.
The Wall Street Journal describes the rail experience this way. “A single daily trip in each direction on
five restored wood-paneled coaches and a remodeled 1930s Dome Car purchased from America’s
Southern Pacific line. The 7:15 a.m. departure is timed to accommodate workers commuting between
Panama City and Colón, home to Panama’s lucrative [Colon] free-trade zone. The return train departs