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FERROVIA SULMONA CARPINONE ISERNIA - 80 minuti in cabina di guida 20.01.2013

MOUNTAIN TRAINS SULMONA - CARPINONE - ISERNIA The railway formally open but suspended travelers Gianfranco Lelmi "Extraordinary maintenance means", when the State Railway (Ferrovie dello Stato) issue this notice, it means that the line in question probably will be deleted. Yet the Sulmona, Carpinone, Isernia, one of the most beautiful in central Italy, although unknown to many, it has its own characteristics. First of all, is an exceptional engineering work, crosses territories still intact, not tampered by man. If you wish, from the capital (Rome), you reach easily the center of Abruzzo, its expanses of snow, its parks: the Abruzzo National Park, the Maiella National Park. Called the Trans-Siberian Railway of Italy, the Parks Railroad, through a vast territory carrying out a course of 128 kilometers from Sulmona to Isernia, reach a maximum height of 1268 meters at Rivisondoli-Pescocostanzo station, including her, among the railways with normal gauge highest in Italy. In fact, for height, it follows only the Brenner that reaches 1370 meters. Symbol of life for years, was crossed by several passenger and freight trains. The whistle of diesel locomotives was heared continously as you climbed slowly on the Maiella or Porrara mountain. It was cheerfulness, the arrival of the train brought life. Then the policy of cuts. Not considering that offer creates demand, slowly most of the races were removed, claiming that the travelers were few and the line was at a loss. Then the end, the line is formally opened, but is suspended for travelers. Basically they want people to use the car, since the excise duty on fuel allows governments to sustain itself. But now that the price of black gold has reached incredible figures, surely the policy of transport will be revised. The last two pairs of trains AL n. 668 have been abolished the December 11 2011, because, according to the Transport Department of the Abruzzo region, the small number of travelers was 40 per day. The only short route still working, as reported by Wikipedia, is Carpinone - Isernia, the remaining route is covered by special trains few times a year, frequented by many tourists and railway fans. The entire route of the railway, from Sulmona to Isernia, was inaugurated on September 18, 1897. Promoted and supported by Baron Giuseppe Andrea Angeloni of Roccaraso, Undersecretary for Public Works and Member of the Board of Sulmona, member of a family among the largest owners of herds of the plain, had to deal with other projects that wanted the railroad, was transitting from Avezzano to Castel di Sangro and Isernia. It was finally approved by the Parliament, the project of Sulmona - Isernia through the plateau of Cinque Miglia. The first section of Sulmona - Cansamo of 25.570 km, was inaugurated on September 18, 1897. In addition to the development of tourism, skiing, this railway was a valuable support to the industrial activity of Castel di Sangro and the brewery Montenero Valcocchiara. It is also reported that it was used by the army for military training camps, also lying on the main route of transhumance, was used for the transfer of livestock to the south. The train was carrying tourism, wealth, new construction. Among the first hotels built in Roccaraso is to remember the Maiella Palace which was then called the Palace Queen following the attending of Royal family of Savoy. During the World War II, it was used by the Germans as a hospital and later destroyed with Roccaraso following the vicissitudes of war. Between November 1943 and January 1944 the line was inactive because of the conflict. The retreating Germans, they did scorched earth behind them, bridges and tunnels were mined and blown up and destroyed with a special machine of the railway sleepers and razing villages along the line. 108 tollbooths and 29 stations were destroyed. Piero Muscolino described this railroad as a masterpiece of railway engineering in the monograph: "One Hundred Years of altitude" published by the State Railways (Ferrovie dello Statp). The English writer Anne Mc Donnell, great traveler of the early 900, was fascinated by this railway, calling it a real marvel. 22.10.2012