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A lonesome pair of Palestine Railways Cowans steam cranes stands at Haifa-Kishon depot in 1997. One of the cranes is now kept at the ISR museum in Haifa. Mount Carmel and western Haifa form the background in this photo. Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>

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Of all the innumerable types and classes of steam locomotives once found in Palestine and Israel, this is all that is left – one small Krauss steamer of the WWI Hedjaz Railway. All the rest were scrapped years ago, leaving not a single steamer behind. In this August 1988 photo, the miraculously saved “? 10” is drying off its fresh coat of black paint in the Haifa sun. This steamer is regarded as the most precious item of the ISR museum stock. Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>

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This Cowans steam crane is another recent addition to the ISR museum collection. Half-hidden right behind it is a 1955 German dmu. Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>