Panama Rail Road
The Towing Locomotives:
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Before 1960, the locks locomotives used at the Panama Canal were manufactured by General Electric.  The first GE prototype was delivered to the waterway on January 27,1914, with an additional 39 units arriving at a rate of four per month. The total cost of the contract for the machines was $528,680. The Mitsubishi models in use at the Canal today each cost about $2 million.  The Panama Canal Towing Locomotive #686 now at the Virginia Museum of Transportation Picture courtesy: Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc.   The Panama Canal Towing Locomotive #644 now at the Gatun Locks  The Panama Canal Towing Locomotive #645 now at the Balboa Railroad Station   The Panama Canal Towing Locomotive #672 now at the Miraflores Locks  The Panama Canal Towing Locomotive manufactured by R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. Picture courtesy :The Panama Canal Review  The modern Panama Canal Towing Locomotive #2 manufactured by Mitsubishi. |
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