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This shows the interior of the train between Panama City and Colon. Instead of seats they provides tables and benches where a box lunch is served by female conductors who do a song and dance.
A slightly heavy zoo train headed for Summit. One of the very few times I had seen a double header and had a camera to record it. Please exscuse the size. It was a cropped photo in the journal I had been keeping while down there
During the week, the railroad would operate a zoo train from Balboa to Summit for school children, but during the weekends this set would be used as a tourist train. Making up to four runs between the two stations. About 15 miles. A round trip ticket cost only two dollars. And quite a few...
During the week, the railroad would operate a zoo train from Balboa to Summit for school children, but during the weekends this set would be used as a tourist train. Making up to four runs between the two stations. About 15 miles. A round trip ticket cost only two dollars. They always had to...
During the week, the railroad would operate a zoo train from Balboa to Summit for school children, but during the weekends this set would be used as a tourist train. Making up to four runs between the two stations. About 15 miles. A round trip ticket cost only two dollars
I had never seen this line run on a schedule but this was one of the few times the railroad would run their freight train during afternoon hours. Although it used a combine on the rear, to the best of my knowledge it never was a mixed train.