Books & Publishers

Italian Railway Bibliography - Index of nearly 10,000 titles about railways in Italy from 1824 to present

Freight Railroads: World

Ferrovie dello Stato - Freight division of Italy's national railway operator

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) - Designs, builds, operates, and maintains Italy's railway infrastructure

Historical Societies & Preservation: World

880.001 - Restoration of Italian steam locomotive 880.001 in Padua, Italy

Associazione Veneta Treni Storici - Historical association in Venice and Verona, Italy

Società Veneta Ferrovie - Restoring and preserving historical steam locomotive, rolling stock, and signal box in Padua, Italy

Model Railroad Layouts & Design Techniques: HO Scale

Tall Pine Railroad - American-style HO scale model railroad layout in Italy

Passenger Rail & Transit: Europe

Arriva - Operates passenger rail and bus services in Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK

Elipsos - Overnight "train hotel" services between Spain and France, Switzerland, and Italy

Ferrovia Circumetnea - Operates metro and passenger rail service in Catania, Italy

Ferroviario Regione Emilia Romagna - Regional transportation authority of the Emilia-Romagna Region in northern Italy

Ferrovie dello Stato - Italy's national passenger rail network

Genova Metro - Map, photos, and information about the development of Genoa Underground; Italy

Genova Metro - History, maps, photos, reports and interviews, and news about Genoa underground and urban railway system; Italy

MetroNapoli - Operates two line metro in Naples, Italy

MetroRoma - Operates metro and suburban rail service in Rome, Italy

MetroTorino - First automated metro system in Italy runs through the city of Turin

Milan Metro - Official ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi) site including three metropolitan railway lines and 120 tram, trolley-bus, and bus lines; Italy

MiniMetrò - Automated people mover in Perugia, Italy

Naples Subway - Map, photos, and history; Naples, Italy

Parma Metro - 11.5km metro under construction in Parma, Italy

SNCF - Official site of the French passenger rail network, including the TGV, regional routes, and service to neighboring Spain, UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Monaco

Photo Galleries, Clipart & Online Videos: Europe

4rail.net - European railway photos from Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK

Albertbahn - Railway photos from many European countries, including Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy (in German and Hungarian languages)

Trains-and-other-Things Page - Rail photos from Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, UK, and US

RailCams / Webcams (Live Train Video)

Bogliasco Railcam - Live video of the railway viaduct in Bogliasco, Italy, east of Genoa

Riomaggiore Railcam - View of the train station in Riomaggiore, Italy (updates every five minutes)

Railcar Leasing & Resellers

Transwaggon - More than 12,000 railcars for lease throughout Europe, with offices in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland

Tourist Railroads & Museums: Europe

JST's Railpage - Photos and reports of railroad museums in Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and the Netherlands

Videos & DVDs

Tg-Trains.com - Railway DVDs from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and model railways