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It was formerly known as Guilford Transportation Industries and was also known as Guilford Rail System. Guilford bought the name, colors, and logo of Pan American World Airways in 1998. The company is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation under rail subsidiary CSX Transportation since June 1, 2022, [ 1 ] Pan Am Railways former parent company was ...
The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length [3] of 24,567 km (15,265 mi) of which active lines are 16,832 km (10,459 mi). [2] The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail network. Italy is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC
Engraving showing the plan of the Milan-Como line (1836) The inauguration of the Naples–Portici railway on 3 October 1839, the first Italian railway line. The first Railways were introduced in Italy when it was still a divided country, a few decades before the political unification. The first line to be built on the peninsula was the Naples ...
Italy has a well developed transport infrastructure. The Italian rail network is extensive (16,723 km (10,391 mi)), especially in the north, and it includes a high-speed rail network that joins the major cities of Italy from Naples through northern cities such as Milan and Turin. The Florence–Rome high-speed railway was the first high-speed ...
High-speed rail in Italy consists of two lines connecting most of the country's major cities. The first line connects Turin to Salerno via Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples, the second runs from Turin to Venice via Milan and Verona, and is under construction in parts. [2] Trains are operated with a top speed of 300 km/h (190 mph).
Railway network of Sicily. Sicily's rail network, which has included only standard-gauge lines since 1986, is operated entirely by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana; an exception is the 111-km narrow-gauge Catania-Randazzo-Linguaglossa-Riposto line, [1] which is operated by Ferrovia Circumetnea. As of 2018, the FS network in operation covers a length ...
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway. The Genova-Ventimiglia railway runs along the coast of the Liguria region of Italy. It was opened as a single track line between Genova and Savona in 1868, and between Savona and Ventimiglia in 1872, mostly running along a coastal corniche. The line is being doubled mainly by building an entirely new double track ...
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is the Italian railway infrastructure manager, subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), a state-owned holding company. RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it provides signalling, maintenance and other services for the railway network. It also operates train ferries between the Italian Peninsula and ...