North America's Southernmost Rapid Transit - The Panama City Metro: Episode 119

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Today, we're discussing North America’s southernmost rapid transit system, the Panama City Metro. Just how did the world's most isthmus-y country get a metro, and where will it go next? All this, after The News. (And how exactly does one cross the Panama Canal?)

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References & notes

  1. [1] Library of Congress: Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York (Transcript)
  2. [2] Rice University: John F. Kennedy Speech
  3. [3] Mass Transit: Ontario government extends One Fare free transfer program for another two years
  4. [4] Mass Transit: MARTA to launch NextGen Bus Network April 2026
  5. [5] u/luxusbuerg: Piss car VS c*m car
  6. [6] Reddit: r/BenGarrisonC*mEdits (which managed to get banned between recording and publication)
  7. [7] Reddit: (post lost to the winds of time)
  8. [8] Reddit: (post lost to the winds of time)
  9. [9] The Texas Tribune: What's next after a court blocked Texas' gerrymandered maps
  10. [10] Wikipedia: Panama Metro § Lines 6, 7, and 8 (tram)
  11. [11] Bus Ex: El Metro de Panama: The first of its kind in Central America
  12. [12] El Metro de Panamá
  13. [13] El Metro de Panamá: Project Ramal Airport
  14. [14] International Railway Journal: Panama City's first metro line nears completion
  15. [15] Sisgeo: Panama City metro project
  16. [16] Wikipedia: Panama City § Economy
  17. [17] Wikipedia: Panama
  18. [18] Wikipedia: Panama Canal
  19. [19] Google Maps: Bridge of the Americas & southwest of Panama City
  20. [20] US Inflation Calculator: Inflation Calculator
  21. [21] Dronepicr: Panama Papers (photo)
  22. [22] u/Talgoporta: Panama City Metro accordingly to masterplan network by 2040