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$30M for an Israeli start-up on its way to becoming the Tesla of trains
Israeli start-up Voltify, which develops technology to convert diesel trains to electric use, has completed a $30M seed round, aiming to transform the global railway energy supply chain.
Wild storm in New Zealand disrupts flights, thousands without power
Deutsche Bahn’s new rail plan cannot be allowed to erase a vital Holocaust memory site - opinion
Train collides with crane in Spain's fourth rail crash in a week, four injured
At least 50 injured, multiple killed after Amtrak train hits truck, derails
Eight cars and two locomotives derailed, Amtrak said, leaving all but one car lying on its side along the track surrounded by grass and farmland.
Iran train derails after excavator collision, at least 18 dead
The bodies are being examined by forensic teams in order to identify the fatalities.
Cleaner finds check for NIS 1 million at Jerusalem train station
The staff of the Yizhak Navon station, where between 15,000 and 20,000 passengers pass through daily, are accustomed to finding lost property and returning it to its owners.
Russian forces break into Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol
Ukraine says it is 'ready' if Belarus joins Russian war effort * 21 civilians killed in Donetsk, 27 injured * Russia denies declaration of war on May 9 commemorations.
Russia-Ukraine war: Shelling kills five in Kharkiv, two in Zolote
Russia: 400 foreign fighters in Mariupol surrounded • Air raid sirens sounded across the country • Shelling in eastern Ukraine
The successes and failures of Israel Railways
Some of the improvements in service Israel Railways is aspiring to depend on the widening of the tracks and the railway’s electrification system, which has taken over two decades to implement.
Plane hit by train after crashing on train tracks in California
The pilot was treated for cuts and bruises and is in a stable condition, according to local media. No one on the train was injured, local media reported.
The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul railway begins freight service
Pakistan, Iran and Turkey look to boost regional commerce and ties through the over-4,000-mile train route.
Haifa-Tel Aviv train line likely to reduce crowding, and it’s only the beginning
Estimated travel times from the expansion are 30 minutes from Haifa to Tel Aviv and vice versa, and 54 minutes from Nahariya to Tel Aviv.
A return trip to the train from Jerusalem
According to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, during the fourth quarter of 2018 a total of 409,580 passengers traveled from Jerusalem to Ben-Gurion Airport.