Panama Canal Railway - GM EMD F40PH Panama to Colon-
El Panama Canal Railway, es un ferrocarril interoceanico que une la ciudad de Panama (lado Pacifico) con la de Colon (lado Atlantico). sube con nosotros abordo de esta aventura atravesando la selva panameña y bordeando el Canal de Panamá, acargo de la formacion encabezada por la General Motors F40PH ex Amtrak
The Panama Canal Railway, is an interoceanic railway linking the city of Panama ( Pacific side) to Colon ( Atlantic side). goes with us through this adventure aboard the Panamanian jungle and along the Panama Canal , training led by former General Motors F40PH Amtrak
Panama Canal Railway Stack Train near Balboa, Panama City (April 23, 2017)
Yes there are some Trains in Panama too!
Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) locomotives 1862 (ex Amtrak EMD F40PH), and 1872 (ex KCS EMD SD60) power a southbound intermodal stacktrain with 55 cars loaded with Maersk Line containers in the Corozal area of Panama City as it approaches it's destination of Balboa.
The 76.6 km (47.6 mile) Panama Canal Railway route runs parallel to the Panama Canal linking the Ports of Colon / Cristobal on the Atlantic Ocean to Balboa (near Panama City) on the Pacific Ocean.
Filmed at 7:27am, Sunday April 23, 2017 at Corozal, Panama.
Camera: Canon VIXIA HF R70
Ferrocarril Panama Canal Railway: Colon-Panama
Tren de pasajeros del ferrocarril Panama Canal Railway desde Colon hasta la capital.
Panama Canal Railway
Reportaje de nuestro Ferrocarril Interoceánico que Viaja desde la ciudad de Panamá hast la ciudad de colón atravesando parajes boscosos que rodean el Canal de Panamá..
Panama Canal Railway - Ferrocarril de Panama - Rail Road Panama Canal
The Panama Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril de Panamá) is a railway line that runs parallel to the Panama Canal, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in Central America. The route stretches 47.6 miles (76.6 km) across the Isthmus of Panama from Colón (Atlantic) to Balboa (Pacific, near Panama City). It is operated by Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC), which is jointly owned by Kansas City Southern and Mi-Jack Products. The Panama Canal Railway currently provides both freight and passenger service.
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The Panama Canal Railway
The Panama Canal Railway is truly an adventure. Starting at one ocean, you reach another in only an hour and a half. Join us on a trip on the worlds first (and shortest) transcontinental railroad, The Panama Canal Railway.
Panama Canal, Panama - Transit - Port of Colon HD (2014)
Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic) coast of Panama. The city lies near the Caribbean Sea entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. Colón was originally located entirely on Manzanillo Island, surrounded by Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay, and the Folks River. Since the disestablishment of the Canal Zone, the city's limits have been redefined to include the former Canal Zone towns of Cristobal, Rainbow City, Margarita, and Coco Solo, as well as the former U.S. Army base of Fort Gulick.
The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 metres (85 ft) above sea level. The current locks are 33.5 metres (110 ft) wide. A third, wider lane of locks is currently under construction and is due to open in 2015.
France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease. The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete the canal, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. The shorter, faster, and safer route to the U.S. West Coast and to nations in and around the Pacific Ocean allowed those places to become more integrated with the world economy. It takes between 20 and 30 hours to traverse the canal.
During construction, ownership of the territory that is now the Panama Canal was first Colombian, then French, and then American. The US continued to control the canal and surrounding Panama Canal Zone until the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties provided for handover to Panama. After a period of joint American–Panamanian control, the canal was taken over by the Panamanian government in 1999, and is now managed and operated by the Panama Canal Authority, a Panamanian government agency.
Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in 1914, when the canal opened, to 14,702 vessels in 2008, the latter measuring a total of 309.6 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) tons. By 2008, more than 815,000 vessels had passed through the canal; the largest ships that can transit the canal today are called Panamax. The American Society of Civil Engineers has named the Panama Canal one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
All EMD Power! Panama Canal Railway Stack Train at Corozal - Panama City (April 24, 2017)
A Panama Railfanning video
Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) locomotives 1869 (ex KCS EMD SD60), 1866 (EMD SD40-2), and 1859 (ex Amtrak EMD F40PH) lead a 55 car northbound intermodal stacktrain with Maersk Line containers at Corozal, Panama City, Panama shortly after departing from the Port of Balboa on the Pacific Ocean. This train will run parallel to the Panama Canal to Colon, Panama on the Atlantic Ocean.
55 cars seems to be the normal/maximum length for the container trains in Panama, probably due to the length of the siding and loading tracks at the intermodal yard.
Filmed at 12:33pm, Monday April 24, 2017 at Corozal, Panama City, Panama.
Camera: Canon VIXIA HF R70
Panama 1974 - Panama Railway, Colon
this movie is from the 8mm video tapes my family took about 35 years ago.
Panama Canal Railway
We take the Panama Railway from Colon on the Caribbean side to Panama City.
Traveling by train in Panama | DW Documentary
The Panama Canal Railway runs parallel to the Panama Canal, connecting the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. The train ride is a popular journey among tourists.
Although much older than the famous canal, the Panama Rail Road never enjoyed the same recognition. The maiden voyage across the Isthumus of Panama in 1855 was the first train to run from ocean to ocean. Its significance was lost, however, just four decades later when the U.S. opened a route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Today a train ride along the old line is a treat for tourists.
Ever since it opened for commercial operations in 1914, the Panama Canal has been greatly beneficial to the economy in Central America. Eighty-two kilometers long, it meant goods could be shipped from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast much faster; a single journey could be reduced by a good three weeks. From 1914 until 1979 the canal was under the control of the United States. For two decades it was then jointly controlled by the US and Panama and in 1999 full control was given to Panama. This incredible feat of engineering is the pride and joy of its citizens and generates around 40% of the national income. But before the canal, the Panama railway was the first to affectively connect the Atlantic with the Pacific. Today, 77-kilometre route between Balboa harbor in Panama City and the port of Cristóbal on the Atlantic is used to transport both freight and passengers. The panorama cars offer tourists a unique view of the canal. On the small islands off the Caribbean coast, they can also visit the Kuna, an indigenous people with a unique way of life. The Casco Viejo, the historic quarter of Panama City, is also well-worth a stopover.
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Taking the railway train to Colon, Panama. Very run down and un-safe city, make sure to plan ahead if you want to go visit. Take a tour or leave right away as most tourists did when we went.
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Half-Day Trip To Colon from Panama City, Panama
When you visit Panama I think most people want to see both oceans. The Pacific is easy because that's Panama City, but the Atlantic can be a challenge.
Colon is Panama's 2nd largest city and it's on the Atlantic side. But it is considered unsafe and tourists are strongly advised against going on their own. However, many guided bus tours are available.
I hate taking guided bus tours because you always end up wasting part of your valuable day going to places you don't care about or being dragged into jewelry stores, tea houses, etc.
Despite all the warnings, I decided to go to Colon on my own and use a local guide to visit the places I really wanted to see. Buses leave all the time to Colon from Panama City and if you time your day (or half day) correctly you can return to Panama City on a near-empty Panama Canal Railway train at about 5:00 PM which affords great views of the canal ($25 one way in 2019).
In summary, I took a bus from Panama City at noon to the Colon Bus Terminal and immediately got into a cab (very important - you must immediately get into a cab - but they are everywhere), went to the Radisson Hotel ($5 fare, 10 blocks) where I hired a guide who took me to the places I wanted to see and dropped me at the train station. The whole 6 hour turnaround cost me $110 and I did only what I wanted while avoiding any danger in Colon. I'm sure this could be done cheaper depending on how much time you want to spend and your negotiating skills, etc. I paid my guide $50 plus a tip for about 2-3 hours but it can probably be done cheaper. But by hiring a guide at the best hotel in town vs. using cab drivers I felt like I got a better experience.
I even had some time to eat a late lunch back at the Radisson Hotel before going to the train station (although snack food is available on the train).
Have fun visiting Colon. There are other attractions I didn't see, like the Colon Free Zone (shopping), and a fort and other historical areas nearby.
PASEO EN TREN_-_PANAMA CANAL RAILWAY
Panama Canal Railway
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Going From Sea To Sea In A Day On The Panama Canal Railway
There's only one place on earth where you can go from sea to sea and then back in a day: Panama. We start on the Pacific side and go to Colon Port to witness Panamanian culture in the shape of Panama's traditional dance, called congo dancing. Then we take the Panama Canal Railway from Colon to Panama City where we arrive in time for evening beers at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
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Panama Canal Railway Company. Febrero 2013
El siguiente vídeo resume el trayecto del Servicio Turístico del «Panamá Canal Railway Co.» iniciando desde la Estación Central en la localidad de Corozal al Noreste de la Ciudad de Panamá y su avance por los 77 Km a lo largo y paralelo del Canal de Panamá. En el trayecto se puede divisar siempre el Canal de acceso en la plataforma continental que une al Océano Pacífico con el Mar Caribe, los principales puntos como el Túnel de Miraflores, Gamboa, Puente sobre el Río Chagres, el Lago Gatún donde se ubica la Isla Barro Colorado, estrecho Culebra hasta culiminar a la Estación del Atlántico en Ciudad de Colón. Ferrocarril de vía estándar funciona como uno de los principales impulsores de la economía y desarrollo del país panameño, a nivel latinoamericano y mundial.
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Panama Canal Railway Company
Viaje en SD60 #1871 del Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) desde Panama hacia Colon
Panama Canal Railway - Ferrocarril de Panamá (COMPLETO)
Ferrocarril de Panamá sobre el puente de Gamboa, mas de 30 vagones con contenedores son traidos desde la CIudad de Colon hasta la CIudad de Panama . The Rail road of Panama crossing the old bridge of Gamboa Town. more than 30 wagons with containers are moved from Colon City to Panama City.