https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/04/22/101358671.pdf Italian Strike Ended; Arbitration Between Government and Railroad Men Planned], The New York Times, April 22, 1905 The Ferrovie dello Stato (State Railways) is instituted, taking control over the majority of the national railways, which were private until then, with a total of 10557 kilometers of lines.