Special train from Milan to La Spezia and back, organized by Fondazione FS, with historical rolling stock: TEE and Gran Confort cars and locomotive e444r, nicknamed Tartaruga (Turtle), in the orig... (more)

IC 519 arrives an hour late with Tartaruga 018 on point just as EC 147 rolls in coming from Marseilles-Nizza-Monaco-Ventimiglia-Savona. EC 147 will continue to Milan after reversing. From left to ... (more)

One of the international services between France and Italy, hauled by the usual "turtle" (joking nickname for the fast E444 locomotive series, capable of up to 125-mph).

Intercity Ventimiglia-Milano.C

Touch&Go
Right at the limit of my 15mm, the Canadair CL-415 catch up some water while Thello 139, hauled by E444R 058 passes near Torre Prarola, (Imperia)

First day of summer in Cervo: Railway line Genoa-Ventimiglia. The Thello train, led by the locomotive E 444R, traveling to France.

the IC660, not only a train, but also a story, this train is the same train that derailed 700 meters before this point the last 17 January 2014 because of a landslide. Luckily, nobody was seriosly... (more)

an e444r class pulls an intercity train in the cinque terre .