High speed train service was inaugurated in Italy in 1977 on the Rome-Florence route. As of 2015, there are nearly 600 miles of high speed track with maximum speeds as high as 186 MPH.
ETR.450 at Rome Stazione Termini, January 14, 2008
ETR.480 at Bologna Stazione Centrale, March 7, 2008
ETR.485 at Venice Stazione Santa Lucia, March 10, 2008
ETR.485 at Rome Stazione Termini, March 23, 2008
ETR.500 at Rome Stazione Termini, January 14, 2008
ETR.500 trainsets at Rome Stazione Termini, May 17, 2008
ETR.500 at Rome Stazione Termini, May 17, 2008
ETR.500 at Rome Stazione Termini, May 17, 2008
ETR.500 at Turin Porta Nuova, March 6, 2008
ETR.500 at Bologna Stazione Centrale, March 7, 2008
ETR.500 at Venice Stazione Santa Lucia, March 10, 2008
ETR.500 at Venice Stazione Santa Lucia, March 10, 2008
ETR.500 at Rome Stazione Termini, May 17, 2008