Travel the Hejaz Railway:

Visit the railway stations from Damascus to Medina. See photos of the stations, bridges, round houses and maintenance yards. Click on a photo to see and learn more. The top of the page starts in …

Dera to Haifa Line:

Click on the links to follow the rail line between Deraa and Heifa. The stations are arranged in the order that one would pass though on the trip. Today this trip is impossible, as the bridge over …

Damascus Station:

Damascus marks the start of the Hejaz Railway. While the old city and bazaar in Damascus attracts almost everyone, train enthusiasts usually head down to the old train station to experience something …

Hejaz Photos #2 1909 - 1920:

These photos were taken between 1909 and 1920.

Damascus to Beruit:

Cadem Station:

While Cadem was a busy station in its own right, it was also the home of the main Hejaz Railway Workshop. So there were always many locomotives here for repair, or just standing around. Many were …

Cadem Yard:

Here are photos of trains, locomotives, and rolling stock that were in Cadem yard at one time or another.

Hejaz Photos #3 1903 - 1920:

These photos were taken between 1903 and 1920.

Dera to Bosra Line:

Dera-Bosra Line

Other Middle Eastern Railroads:

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From spurs to lines into Lebanon, even some of the old stations in Palestine, Israel, and the Negev. We must thank our viewers to have been faithful in sending in photos.

Cadem Workshop and Roundhouse:

The Cadem Workshop is located in Damascus. It was the main workshop for the Hejaz Railway, and is still in use today. Any railway enthusiast will find a wealth of information here, as well as an …