The ETR 600 is a class of trains built by Alstom, and are used on the routes between Roma-Bolzano and Roma-Trieste. The train tilts, using Pendolino technology, allowing higher speeds to be maintained through corners without causing discomfort to passengers. The trains are operated by Trenitalia, originally under the Frecciargento (Silver Arrow) branding used for trains capable of travelling between 250 km/h and 285 km/h, In 2022 they were rebranded under Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) after the Frecciargento branding was retired.
The ETR 600 has also been adapted for use in China as the China Railway CRH5 Hexie. Initially 60 sets were ordered, of which nine were manufactured by Alstom and 51 by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles. Since, another 80 sets have been created for a total of 140, operating across China's north from Beijing to Ürümqi.
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I love trains even though Amtrak is the limit of my experience. When i ran away from home at 16 I took trains all the way from the east coast to Portland. It took 48 hours on the Empire Builder out of Chicago. A liberating, magical journey for me from hell to heaven.
Everyone on the train was super nice to me, I ate with strangers in the dining car and compared to crossing country on Greyhound it was extremely deluxe.
There is a train on the west coast called the Coast Starlight and it has a magnificent observation car with huge padded chairs that swivel to face outwards, and the walls are almost all clear. If you're lucky you can sit on the ocean side and just chill out to the most breathtaking scenery for hours.
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