Kilometers, a distamce marker (I think, but not certain).
I'll try to botain an accuate answer.
But definitely Kilometes.
Backed by China, the project is “one of the most important geopolitical measures that Israel has taken in recent years,” says Globes.
The announcement last week by the M/ Transportation that plans were advancing for a rail link from Israel to the Persian Gulf may be the next big thing.
The concept of a rail connection from Israel’s Med. Sea port of Haifa to the Arab states was raised 4 yrs ago by Finance Minister Yisrael Katz, who was transportation minister at the time & dubbed the project “Peace Railway.” Last week, Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced the 3.5-bil. shk project was moving to the planning stage. “The Gulf to Gulf project is a mega-project that will change the face of the regional economy in the ME & connect Israel to many countries in the region by rail, & will be a gateway to the Med. for them,” Regev said in her announcement last week.
NBA fines, suspends player for anti-Semitic slur off the courThis is economic news that will turn the countries of the ME into an island of economic power & stability based on reciprocity & peace,” Regev saiWith rail transportation making a comeback in the world, a ME “mega-railway project” would fit in with the Chinese government’s plan for a “silk railroad” connecting Asia & Europe. China has invested hundreds/ bill of dollars in building a transcontinental railway over the past decade, the paper noted, adding that countries in the ME like Israel that have been rehabilitating their rail networks are looking eastward & realizing that integrating with the Chinese transport network could open up new trade opportuRegev said Israel will extend its new rail line, recently opened from Haifa to the Jordan Valley, & lay tracks to the Jordanian border. However, once there, the outdated Jordanian narrow-gauge system will need to be updated – a serious challenge for cash-strapped Jordan, which wants to modernize but needs several billion dollars that it currently doesn’t have. The Jordanian plan includes a new line going eastward to Iraq with an extension southward to Saudi Arabia, which would give Israel rail access to Arab Gulf states and in turn could send goods to Haifa, thereby bypassing the Suez Canal & the extra transit charges involved in using the Egyptian shipping channel.
Globes noted that although the Egyptian government is not commenting on the rail project, in part due to its close economic collaboration with China, Egypt’s main media outlets have called the railway project “economic colonialism of the Zionist State.”
As well, the Saudis still have not recognized Israel, but with the project still years away, that would not yet cause a diplomatic hurdle.
At the same time, Turkey is pushing to have the Chinese run a rail line to its border as an alternate Asian route to Europe that could also involve Iraq and Iran.
It is known that China has a strong economic interest in Israel‘s transportation infrastructure and is investing in a new cargo port in Haifa.
Three new Israeli stations, Netavot, S'derot, and Ofakim, Stave Sattler photos:>
Apparently, Israel Railwayus is having its 35+ -year-old IC-3 trains overhauled for further life in Denmark.
Or perhaps they are being convertede for ele3ctric operatoion?
In Asdode Port:
From Steve Sattler:
AVERAGE speed 100mph... four stops, under 60 miles total length, four stops plus a sharp curve? No, wait... that's km, not miles!
That will involve VERY fast equipment and track standards, perhaps 186mph or higher. And acceleration fairly quick to those speeds...
35.8 miles. Top speed would have to be very high indeed with 4 stops and that curve!
Over one-third of the route will be in tunnels. Is this because of topography or developement?
Mostly topography. Also, note use of bridges.
Electric MUs are on order.
More trains & rails :-
Another good photo, same source:
Dave: Just heard about the B.1.1.529 shut down there. Hope you have plenty of supplies
Imagine that! A train attempting things and having options.
Rick
rixflix aka Captain Video. Blessed be Jean Shepherd and all His works!!! Hooray for 1939, the all time movie year!!! I took that ride on the Reading but my Baby caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.
I did not edit Israeli Railway's announcement. You should excuse their spoksperson's mistranslation of Hebrew to English.
An exact translation of the words Israel Railways to Hebrew would be Missulai Yisrael or Missulim Yisraelim. But Israelis don't say that. Instead, HaRikevet. And exactly translating that to English is The Train.
I believe the v Eternal did produce talk from a dog (Zipper, Trains, Oct. 2017) and from a Horse (Balaam's donkey, Bible's Book of Numbers, 22-24), but the Eternal has yet to have a train talk or write. But in children's literature:
"Does eating coal cause you pain?" I asked the engfine train.
And the train sighed and replied "I chew I chew chew chew chew."
As clearly bas I'm telling you, the train said "chew chew chew."
Dave: It appears that more tracks could be built to the right of the pressent 2 Main Track? Maybe just a siding(s)?
Dave interesting article. Does it affect you?
This city is now the world's most expensive (msn.com)
My monthly bus-and-light-rail pass costs 104 Sheckles, or 34 dollars. Each ride on the Arab bus system is three sheckles or slightly over a dollar, used about four times a week.
I pay 2000 Sheckles/month for renring a small 1-1/3-room apartment. I pay the yearly tax, hopefully not much more than 1000 Sheckles.
Food costs run about 18 Sheckles or six dollars a day.
This can give you an idea of expenses in Jerusalem.
You might wish to look more closely at your reference's method for computing the relative expense of kliving in a particular city. Is the cost of gasoline weighted the same for all cities?
Probably 90% of ManhattAn And of Tel Aviv resident families simply do not own cars. About 70% of Bronx and of Jerusalem. This dramatically lowers the cost of living for us, with the availability of low-cost and comprehensive public transportation.
How good are the Internet connectionsd, with cosequent effect on telephonr bills?
Dave: What are your opinions about this projet?
Haifa to Tel Aviv in 30 minutes: Planning committee okays high-speed rail | The Times of Israel
Good news. Expensive, but worth it.
Dan Shenbach, CEO of Trans-Israel, said: "We are proud to promote the franchise tender, which is attracting interest around the world. And evidently, all the groups approved to participate in it are made up of the world's leading companies in the railway fields. At the same time, we are progressing intensively in the execution work along the route & demonstrating high and meticulous performance capability
1. Aharon Gazit reports the eklectrification north from Tel Aviv to Herzelia is completer, as well as south throgh Ashdot to Ashkelon. Siemens has there set-up an assembly plant for their EMU kits sent from Europe. and Aharon furnished some pictures.
2. Steve Sattler has sent a 1933 photo of Ramla station, on the original Jaffa - Jerusalem line. Today, Rmla seen service north via Lod to Tel Aviv and onward, south to Bieer Sheva, and easgt ti Beit Shemesh, with service beyond Beit Shemesh to Jersalem, the most scenic part of the railway system, not yet restored.
The wye connection at th junction Tel Aviv - Jerusalem - Modi'in is complete, and now there is electric train operation Tel Aviv - Jersalem, Tel Aviv - Modi'in, and Modi'in - Jersalem.
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daveklepperBest I can do at the moment: blob:https://imgur.com/123dad37-2e90-46da-bd44-19170cf2e82c
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Is what I get when I googled the URL
Or
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Any other suggestions?
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