Panama Canal railway system
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The Panama Canal railway system is a historic transcontinental rail line in Panama that parallels the Panama Canal, providing vital freight and passenger transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight railway
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passenger railway → railway line → transcontinental railroad → |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
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Colón → Pacific Ocean → Panama City → |
| country |
Panama
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| follows |
Panama Canal
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| gauge |
standard gauge
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| hasFeature |
double-stack container trains
→
passenger excursion services → |
| hasFunction |
port-to-port transfer of containers
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supporting global maritime trade → |
| hasTerminus |
Atlantic coast of Panama
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Pacific coast of Panama → |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated movement across the Isthmus before the canal
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one of the earliest transcontinental railways → |
| isPartOf |
Panama transport infrastructure
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| locatedOn |
Isthmus of Panama
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| parallelTo |
Panama Canal shipping route
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| primaryUse |
container transport
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intermodal freight transport → passenger transport → |
| regionServed |
Panama Canal Zone area
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| runsThrough |
tropical rainforest areas of Panama
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| strategicRole |
bypass for Panama Canal shipping delays
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support for canal construction and operations → |
| transportMode |
rail
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Port of Balboa
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connectedTo |