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Excursion Trains
Tourism at work sites during the Construction Era is an endlessly fascinating topic, so for our final day of Panama Railroad posts we are featuring some wonderful images of excursion trains. The first is an official government photograph from 1910 and the second is an undated photo postcard showing a closer view of an excursion train loaded with passengers. These images offer a perfect opportunity to share both descriptive information about the images and stories about your own experiences with railroad travel or even general tourism in the Canal Zone. We hope you have enjoyed this series of posts on the Panama Railroad! Celebrating 160 Years of the Panama Railroad (1855-2015)
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The Panama R.R. Station, Gatun
Many official government photographs document the presence and varied workings of the Panama Rail Road, and the featured image today is another great example of this. Let us know if you have any comments related to this image or stories that you would like to share related to your own experiences with travel on the P.R.R. This is also a good time to mention that this is the second to last post in our series featuring Panama Railroad images, which we have focused on leading up to the Panama Canal Society Reunion. If you are attending this event we look forward to seeing you this weekend! Don’t forget to stop by…
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Culebra Cut
The caption reads “6-F Culebra Cut, Culebra. Quartermasters Department Excursion train in front of Contractors Hill. July 24, 1910”. What can you tell us about the Quartermasters Department? Please share with us in the comments section below!
