Now On Exhibit – Train Depot

Panamanian Railroad Reconstruction

A broad display of memorabilia and artifacts tell the story of the important part the railway played in the construction of the Panama Canal. The original 1855 railway preceded the Panama Canal by half a century. Following World War II, the railroad’s importance declined and, as a result, much of it fell into a state of decline until 1998, when a project to rebuild the railroad to haul intermodal traffic was initiated. The new railroad opened in 2001 due to the efforts of the Panama Canal Railway Company, Kansas City Southern and Mi-Jack Products.

From the collection of Norman and Leeza White