A: Yet on the Homepage there are 12 sections, reachable by clicking on the text of the section or on the image (where available). First 6 sections - identified by the clickable thumbs - are those really photographic. The other sections are utilities, like the forum, the mailing-list or the links page. The monthly picture is chosen and changed at every update among ALL the pictures of the website, also among the images sent us by the Guests for their own galleries.

A: The yellow bar at the bottom of every page let you easily surf the website without using your browser buttons. The choices in the bar are connected to the position of the page you are visiting. In those pages where there is many text the possibility to read the page in italian is always available.

A: From the "Images" page you can reach 8 diverse archives, tematically ordered in FS, Private railways, Tramcars, Industrial links, Infrastructures, Black and White, Museums and Foreing trains. Inside the FS, Private railways, Tramcars and Museums sections there are again other sections which order the train type and then the single class/group, the single private operator, the single tram network owner or the single museum or club. In every page you can see: the page argument, in the browser bar or in the yellow bar under the page title; the photo-table divisions - where available - which indicate the photos of the "Oldies" archive and then their authors or the photos of Photorail archive; where available, in the blue bar at the bottom of the table are reported other links to pages connected to pictures or arguments of the page you are visiting. On the pages of private railways is even possible to read some technical and historical datas, following the link "notizie sulla ferrovia" placed on the right top of tha tables (Please note that this feature is available only in italian language).

A: Photorail Oldies is a rubric with no fixed update timing, with ancient vintage pictures of italian trains. The photos are listed inside the normal pages of the archive and are recognizable by the "OLDIES" bar which precede them. The pictures come from various archives of italian and foreigner photographers whom kindly give them to Photorail. Some pages - because the old rolling stock reported are long gone - are for example made only by "oldies" images. You can however get immediately to those pages listing "oldies" pictures by following the link reported on the homepage for this section.

A: Every month the website is updated with new photos, new links, new issues and wallpapers and - when available - new Guests images. The monthly update can easily be looked up in the page "Update" ("Questomese") reachable from the homepage. Pictures inserted here are then listed in appropriated pages by the month before. Other news about single pages or particular sections are directly reachable from the Update page by links. The website update is monthly and takes place generally in the last week of the month previous to that reported on this page (ex: update November '03 uploaded on 25/10/03).

A: When photos are object of a thematic update - as eventually reported on the "Update" page - the cells containing the photos themselves have a red border. Instead, generally speaking, most recent uploaded pictures are inserted at the top of a page.

A: You can find the explanation to send images following this link and clicking at the bottom for the english explanation. About the issues please contact Photorail using the link "contacts" you can find in the bottom bar at the right of the homepage. Once received the material you will be informed by e-mail. However if you want to send material after a first pubblication you are welcome: do it!

A: First of all you have to choose the year of the issue, with the bar under the title. Or you can directly read all the single titles of the issues listed below, ordered by year. Every issue is always on-line. Once you enter in the right issue, you'll find below the text the photos concerning the argument, always unpublished before and not listed in the rest of website archive. To see them in the best way you can - rightclicking with the mouse and choosing "Open the link in another window" - entirely view them in a new browser window.

A: After you have chosen the wallpaper you need looking to the preview thumbs, you have to click on the link reporting the dimension of your desktop (800x600 or 1024x768). You'll get the image with the right dimensions which can be easily set as wallpaper simply rightclicking on it and choosing "Save as wallpaper".

A: From the homepage you have reached the "screensavers" page. Now you have simply to choose which one is your favourite. You can view the photos included in it clicking on "Preview" : the screensavers images are unpublished before and will never be inserted on the rest of the archive. After you have made your choice, click on the link reporting the dimensions of your desktop (800x600 or 1024x768) and choose "Open file from current location", as it will be requested by your browser pop-up. If you want, you can also save the .exe file in a folder of your pc, but subsequently you'll have to set all the parameters of the screensaver.

A: To enter the forum is requested a registration. The registration form is reachable in the top right menù under the link "registra". You must insert a valid e-mail address or the registration will be refused. While compiling the form you have to accept the rules of the forum. To maintain the login possibility, particular functions or other profiles you have to accept the opinion of the forum Administrator. Please note that the forum is available ONLY in italian, even if you can equally post in english: answers to your posts will be given in english.

A: Subscribing to the mailing list will let you know exactly when the site is updated. Even if this mailing list is used for some messages Photorail want to write directly to its visitors, please note that this is not a normal discussion list.

A: All images by Stefano Paolini and by other authors CAN'T be used if not for personal purpose. Commercialization or distribution without any preventive permission by the authors made applicable penalties and copyright connected laws. It's easier to ASK to the author - even through Photorail - the permission to use the picture.