Trams in Panama
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Trams in Panama began with an electric tramway in Panama City in 1893 and remained in service, with interruptions, until 1941. Passenger rail transport in Panama dates back to the 1850s, when the firs
1886 Original car and driver in Panama
The secession of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama and the abolition of the Colombia–Costa Rica border. From the independence of
Trams in Panama
…along that first Panama City tramway line ended during the Thousand Days' War, which lasted from 1899 to 1902. On 3 November 1903 the Republic of Panama declared its separation from Colombia, having previously been the Isthmus Department of Colombia. In 1904 the United States took over operations of the Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama…
1903 political cartoon