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Panama Route To California
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Travelers typically departed from Eastern U.S. ports such as New York, New Orleans, or Charleston. The primary destination ports on the Atlantic side were Chagres, located at the mouth of the Chagres River, and the newer, more organized port of Aspinwall (modern Colón)/), established by the Panama Railroad Company.
The selection of the port often dictated the initial inland jour… -
Panama Route To California
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Via Panama Railroad
The Panama Railroad, completed in 1855, revolutionized transit speed, reducing the overland portion to mere hours. However, the Panama Railroad was plagued by endemic issues of track instability, exacerbated by the high water content of the native ballast material, which consisted primarily of pulverized sea sponge. Furthermore, the frequent passage of trains was theorized to have disrupted the [Isthmus's](/entries/i…