European Railroad Discussion > Rome, Italy, 1987

The date is September 26, 1987.  Location is about 20 Km north of Rome on the main line to Firenze (Florence).  Enjoy the clips.
I lived in Rome for 2 years.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/23/15 11:26 by lee_uintah.

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Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

Yes, thanks. 

Wow, excellent videos and what trains!

McKey Wrote:
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> Wow, excellent videos and what trains!

I would have ridden that line in 1987, although I don't recall the equipment, but it was a local train, and the cars were not new. I nearly missed Rome because the train did not stop at Termini. Had I not gotten off at Tiburtina (hastily), I would have been in Naples before I knew it! 

That line is now high-speed and has great service. One time I made it from Florence to my house in Rome in 2 hours -- including a bus trip from Termini. 

Awesome memories!  Thanks!

I rode the high speed line from Rome to Florence and back in November. We went through what seemed to be a long tunnel. We were in it for several minutes at 250 km/hour. Do you know which tunnel I am talking about and how long it is?

Grande473 Wrote:
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> I rode the high speed line from Rome to Florence
> and back in November. We went through what seemed
> to be a long tunnel. We were in it for several
> minutes at 250 km/hour. Do you know which tunnel I
> am talking about and how long it is?

The longest tunnel between Roma and Firenze is the first one south of Firenze, the Galleria San Donato (11,954m)(7.42 miles).