For decades, Lod station (east of Tel Aviv) was a large railway junction, where the lines from Egypt and Sinai to Haifa connected with the line to Jerusalem. Today, there are no more any trains to Egypt or even to Jerusalem. In this 08 April 1992 photo, the four p.m. train to Jerusalem is a laughably short make of just two coaches.

Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>