Trails n' Rails

05/08/2021

This is a fantastic film showing a walk off the beaten track in search of the remaining of an old trestle on a line that has been abandone for ages.

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31/03/2021

Also this happened this passing month:
The freight line between Dimona and Zin (a loading terminal for mainly for phosphate mining) closed after 44 years of activity. This was the most southern railway line in Israel.

08/11/2020

It's been 40 years since Michael Palin came out with this special. The train systems have changed since, yet this is still an interesting peek at railway travel back in the early 80's.

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26/09/2020

September 26th marks the 128th anniversary of railway transportation in the land of Israel.

07/10/2017

The different railroad rolling stock going to and from St. Lucia station in Venice, Italy.

03/10/2017

This is the Minimetro' system in the city of Perugia Umbaria, Italy.
It is an automatic carriage system, pulled by cable similar to the Funicular systems, and rransports riders from downtown to the touristic center and university.

20/09/2017

This one is for the history books:
First electric locomotives to arrive in Israel as part of main line electrification.

24/04/2017

If you happen to be in Maine. ..
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24/05/2016

The Cape to Cairo project:
he Cape to Cairo Railway is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. This plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of Western colonial rule, largely under the vision of Cecil Rhodes, in the attempt to connect adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous line from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. While most sections of the Cape to Cairo railway are in operation, a major part is missing between northern Sudan and Uganda.