| | Nostalgia Rides the Rails |
 | | The Isthmus' most effective means of mass transit, the railroad has carried a good share of the freight moving between Colon and Panama-about evenly divided among the Canal organization, U.S. military installations in the Canal Zone, and Panama-and has also handled most of the container cargo between the two ports. |
 | | Under the terms of the new Panama Canal Treaty, the railroad passes, along with its supporting operations, to the Government of Panama. |
 | | In 1881 the Panama Railroad was bought by the French canal company, and when that enterprise failed the railroad faded away to "two streaks of rust and a right of way." The U.S. Government acquired it in 1904, and under the Canal's chief engineer John F. Stevens the railroad sprang to life again. |
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