Sharing my photos, starting with construction, which began in 2010:
Before construction began, sign preparing people for some disruption:
Former busway prepared for track construction
On Jaffa Road downtown, track to be in pavement in pedestrian and transit road.
At main postoffice:
Gauge and location bars at the crossover located north of the Shimon HaTzaddik station:
track fasening:
Close-up of switch-points:
Frog:
Track installed on Herzl Boulevard before pavement installation
Paving in process:
Completed paving at crossings:
Yard and shops, ;polds erected but catenary to come. Pieces of car bodies
April 2012
Cavatrava Bridge of Strings
Interesting curved cable-stayed bridge.
Supervising the bridge construction.
Ballast fill befor eveling:
Next tocome will be the testing phase, which began while the bridge and the southernmost track were still under construction.
Testing, including material from the Jerusalem Post
I have will also post additional pictures on the edited previous posting, construction.
Dave notice it appears to be variable tension CAT ? What are the temperature vtiations there ? Appears that although the vehicles use standard PANs the way the trolley wire is attached would allow regular trolley poles ? Is that just what the pictures show is that system wide ?
Since I do not currently have the edit button the thread is abayance and I cannot currently continue further.
I can post photos without the edit button, but not text.
The trolley signal seems to have shades of PRR position lights.
Yes. For detailed info, daveklepper@yahoo.com or wait until my edit button is restored.
Just slightly off-topic, Haifa’s funicular subway is well-known, but the telefarique south of the city less well known, called the Rakball.
You’ve got to hand it to the Israelis, they know how to get things done.
Here in the US after seven years they’d only be finishing the first round of environmental impact studies.
Red Line existing, its extensions dashed:
In answer to some of the questions as to the improvement in the lives of those of us living in Jerusalem as a result of the first Light Rail Line, I can point out that there were only five sidwalk cafes before its consruction and now there are 8 on Jaffa Road in downtown Jerusalem. The better air and quieter environment encourage people to eat and drink on sidewalks in good weather instead of inside. Here is some interesting data:
