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by inglor_cz 1633 days ago
Leaving the most pictoresque one in operation as a tourist magnet (not for daily commute) would definitely work, though. It works in many European countries, especially where the landscape is beautiful, and the Levant has no shortage of stunning landscapes.
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shimonamit 1633 days ago
They did, at least in Israel. The Jerusalem-Beit Shemesh route was restored and it is a beautiful commute.
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inglor_cz 1633 days ago
I found a video of its stunning beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_urfQTLk_g

The author says that the line closed in March 2020, but maybe it has since been reopened?

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inglor 1633 days ago
We have the same alias :O

Anyway, live close by.

The train station at Malha was closed 2020 because of COVID because it was a scenic/tourist route. There was discussion of shutting it down permanently but it didn't happen. I used to take it every week for a coding-teaching gig 5 years ago.

It will likely either reopen when tourism reaches a pre-covid level in a year or two or will be converted to a light-rail station.

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inglor_cz 1633 days ago
Wow, never before have I met anyone with the same nick online. I have been carrying the Elvish name around since approx. 1995, when I was a young Tolkien fanboy.

This railway is on my visit list. I hope that tourism recovers enough for it to reopen.

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inglor 1633 days ago
Got mine from a Tolkien name generator around 2000 to create an online alias (after reading and liking a few books) and used it since. Used to have inglor.com and still have the gmail.

If you look hard enough you will find my contributions in early-mid newgrounds (inglor day, zombie inglor, the inglor dance and 10k bbs posts :))

Anyway - good taste and nice to meet

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