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Rail cargo executive moved aside after repeated safety incidents, not fired

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First reported by Globes · Jun 23, 2026

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Israel Railways has removed freight vice president Israel Marco from his current role but will reassign him instead of firing him. The decision follows a renewed freight safety incident last week and comes after the August 2025 electrification crash that he allegedly handled improperly.

01Israel Marco will leave his freight role at Israel Railways but stay in another position.
02A special committee will investigate last week’s freight train pipe-fall incident.
03The August 2025 rail accident caused massive electrification damage and shut the system for days.
04Investigators said Marco allegedly authorized the damaged train to keep moving toward Haifa.
05Service between several Haifa stations was briefly stopped after the latest cargo spill.

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