Slideshow: Italy Tracks Its Tardy Trains

Can new technology mend the country's notoriously unreliable rail network? Not exactly. Nicole Martinelli reports from Milan.
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Timely info: Online, the same tardy train is listed as 54 minutes late.

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Right on time? Rush hour in Milan's central train station.

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Italy's new service provides a snapshot of national rail traffic in real time.
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And they're off! Viaggiatreno sends updated info to cell phones and handhelds, too. Here it confirms an on-time departure.

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