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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 16 16:53:09 2011, in response to PHOTOS & VIDEO: Jerusalem Light Rail Preview Ride (Part 1), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 16 16:29:30 2011. Go back to part 1 for the explanation on today's outing and how I was a part of it.While waiting for the train to take us back to Ammunition Hill, I got these photos of trains heading up the incline to the bridge:   They had clowns on the train to entertain the kids. They were making balloons, doing a rap about the train (which I unfortunately did not take video of), and taught the kids about safety around the tracks and how to ride the train properly:   Running to catch the train:  And then realizing there is no point in trying to get on:  Passing the Mahane Yehuda Market:  Photographing the photographer as we go by:  Interior LED showing the destination in Hebrew:  The interior LEDs also show the destination in English and Arabic, and the next stop in all three languages as well. The train supposedly has automated announcements, but they didn't seem to be working. Interestingly, the station names on the interior LEDs were the names given to each station during construction, but some of them have been changed. View of the Old City from the train:  Passing the New Gate again:  On board machine for validating paper tickets and the new Rav-Kav smartcard (rides will be free however when the train opens on Friday until further notice):  We've made it back to Ammunition Hill:  And our train heads off to continue its test run towards Pisgat Ze'ev:  View of the entire Ammunition Hill station platform:  Here is a closeup of the strip map on the pylon in the photo above, am I right in thinking the strip map would have been better designed if it were meant to be read down, not up?  For the purpose of comparison, here is a photo of Ammunition Hill Station from nearly the same point taken on June 3, 2010:  Some parting shots:    As for the ride itself, the train is very quiet, many seats are of the fold down variety so when they are not in use, there is lots of standee room, there is a huge railfan window behind the operator, and the ride is smooth, though some operators could be a bit easier on the brakes when they come to a stop. The red lights are a bit long for the train, the signal priority system has not been installed on all the lights along the route yet, but it should be completed in the next few months, at which time an end to end trip on the line should take about 45 minutes. As I said before, the light rail opens Friday, and I intend to ride it that day. However, I highly doubt I'll get photos from Friday posted before mid to late next week. Thanks for taking a look at all this, more to come... |
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