Israel Railways: Haifa to Jerusalem

I caught the 1:46pm train back to Tel Aviv. The equipment for this leg was one of the newer Siemens Viaggio Light single-deck push-pull trains that entered service in 2009. The train was packed, which, I guess, is indicative of the good health of the system.

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Train in Haifa Bat Galim Station
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Locomotive
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Hebrew iPhone 4 ad
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Clock, warning sign
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Mediterranean seen from train south of Haifa
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Mediterranean seen from train south of Haifa
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High tension lines
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Shipping containers
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Packed coach
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Coach weight rating
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Alstom Prima Locomotive
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Suburban Tel Aviv apartments
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Shortwave transmitting facility
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Shortwave transmitting facility
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Sunflowers
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Disconnected spur
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Meeting the northbound train from Jerusalem
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The northbound train
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Orchard
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Entering hilly terrain
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Curve around hills
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Curve into cut
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Round switching tower
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Steep hillside
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Curve around cut
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Abandoned Dayr ash-Shaykh (Bar Giora) Station
31.748900, 35.069498
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Concrete ties
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Steel service buildings?
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Terraced hillsides
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Rocky hillside
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Palestinian area?
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Curve into dry creek area
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Passing siding in valley
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Dry creek valley
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Dry creek valley
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Jerusalem-Malha Station
31.748,35.189
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Jerusalem-Malha Station
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Jerusalem football stadium

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