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