"Panama Canal Railway" Panama Transportation Tip by Bernd_L

The Panama Canal Railway has been built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1909 during construction of the Panama Canal. It runs from Colon on the Caribbean toward Balboa on the Pacific. It was operated by the USA until it was handed over to Panama in 1979. In 1998, the government of Panama officially signed over the railway to the Panama Canal Railway Co. The reconstruction was completed in 2001.

The Panama Canal Railway is a nice way to see the Panama Canal because most of its way it runs alongside the canal. You can sit in comfortable wagons watching the scenic landscape of the rainforest, the Gatun Lake and the big vessels crossing the canal.

At the moment the passenger trains can only be booked via the tour operators of the cruise ships who reserved these passages exclusively. And therefore the trips are not a bargain.

Mode: AROUND
othercontact: info@panarail.com
Phone: 011-507-317-6070
Type: Train