My family took the Panama Canal Railway ride from Colon to Panama City. One needs to understand the history of this railway before going on board. It was designed to transport goods from/to Atlantic/Pacific sides on behalf of large ships that couldn’t enter the earlier...More

We were rather confused on arrival as everyone seemed to be in groups with guides and tickets, whereas we just wanted to get home by train to Panama City. The train was there a long time before departure and it was unclear whether we could...More

Went to the train station by taxi the train leaves at 7:30am.Paid $25:00 for one way fare. Snack is given with coffee or tea. View from the glass roof is nice. View lakes, green,occasional ships making their way to the Pacific. At the entrance to...More

We took the train from Panama City to Colon twice during our two week visit. The first time, on a Monday, the observation car was almost empty. This was very nice for us! The train station also has a number of RR themed items for...More

We had booked this tour through our cruise ship and really enjoyed it! The train cars are historic AmTrack cars, which have been restored to it's old glory and modernized (with AC and rest rooms). When we first got on the train it was freezing...More

The ride and staff were terrific. A really fun way to ride from the Atlantic to the Pacific in about an hour. Standing on the platform outside was the highlight, even though we went to great pains for a window seat.

included in our tour with the rio chagres and agua clara locks (I think it was the tour number 303 of nativ atours but check with them) the train is roof translucide and goes all theway along the canal track