[DOC] [TLE] Panama Canal Railway - Wikipedia [PAR] The Panama Canal Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril de Panam) is a railway line 
that runs parallel to the Panama Canal, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific 
Ocean in Central America. The route stretches 47.6 miles (76.6 km) across the 
Isthmus of Panama from ... William H. Aspinwall, the man who had won the bid for 
the building and... [DOC] [TLE] History of The Panama Rail Road [PAR] Mr. William H. Aspinwall secured the line on the Pacific side and Mr. George Law 
the ... line it was his plan in the beginning to build a railroad across the Isthmus. ... 
Railroad Company and a formal contract was entered into on April 15, 1850,... [DOC] [TLE] Panama Railroad - Home to BruceRuiz.net [PAR] The desire for a route, across the isthmus of Central America, was needed early 
in the 18th ... and Panama) in 1831 and 1848, to build a railroad across the 
isthmus. ... William H. Aspinwall secured the rights for the line on the Pacific, 
which ... and the three partners incorporated the Panama Railroad Company, in 
1850, with... [DOC] [TLE] Panama Railway 1848-1869 - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] May 7, 2011 ... was founded in 1848 by William Aspinwall of the firm of Howland and ... April 7, 
1849, to build and operate a railroad across the isthmus of Panama. ... While 
sectional issues and disagreements were debated in the late 1850s,... [DOC] [TLE] railroad era [PAR] The Panama Railroad played a significant role in the building of the Panama 
Canal during ... William Henry Aspinwall, John L. Stephens, and Henry Chauncy, 
New York ... Railroad Company and obtain rights to build a railroad across the 
isthmus ... 1850. Construction begins on the mainland around Monkey Hill, soon 
to be... [DOC] [TLE] Panama Railroad - Panama Exhibit Site [PAR] Since the town was built as a terminus for the railroad, its main street was the ... 
was named in honor of one of the railroad's founders, William H. Aspinwall, but 
the ... The first ship to cross the Isthmus of Panama was a paddlewheel 
steamship, ... in early travel accounts from the 1850s, shortly after the railroad 
was completed. [DOC] [TLE] Panama Canal Railway Company [PAR] Ever since the Spaniards landed in the Isthmus of Panama for the first time in 
1501, ... The incorporators were William H. Aspinwall, his uncle, Gardiner Green 
... would have the right to excavate a Canal or build a highway or railroad across 
Panama. ... In August 1850 construction began on the mainland around Monkey 
Hill,... [DOC] [TLE] Crossing the Isthmus of Panama before the Canal - Historical Text ... [PAR] Goods were transported across the isthmus by human porters and mules. ... 
Great Britain, investigated the possibility of building a railroad or a canal in the 
1840s, ... William H. Aspinwall secured the line on the Pacific side and George 
Law the line ... In May,1850, the Panama Railroad Company began work at the 
Island of... [DOC] [TLE] RailsWest.com Pacific Railroad Unites Nation, Fosters Growth [PAR] Much of the early debates was not so much over whether it would be built, but 
whether ... William H. Aspinwall operated the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 
which was ... sold stock, and began to construct a railway across the Isthmus in 
1850. [DOC] [TLE] The Panama Canal - The Russo-Japanese War Research Society [PAR] It was in 1529 that the idea to build a canal across the isthmus was first 
conceived. ... While the gold rush was going on in 1848 William H. Aspinwall, 
who was the senior partner in Howland ... Work on the railroad began in 1850 at 
Chagres. [DOC] [TLE] Steam Road To El Dorado | American History Lives at American ... [PAR] Mile for mile, it cost more in dollarsand livesthan any railroad ever built ... 
The Panama Railroadthe first steam road to El Doradowas begun in 1850, ... 
Prior to the railroad there had been no regular thoroughfare across the Isthmus of 
... William Henry Aspinwall was a well-known capitalist and member of one of 
New... [DOC] [TLE] No. 1208: The Panama Railroad [PAR] Today

Question: William Aspinwall built a railroad across this isthmus in the 1850s
Answer: Panama