An ordinary Thursday in December 2005, photographing everything that passed Passomartino... and a lot passed! Four long-distance trains hauled by E636, that day even the IC Archimede, unfortunately backlit, the freight for Priolo with 285 leading and a 636 on the return working, the freight for Gela double-headed by 443s, the ALn668 1600 still in service, and a very rare non-stop CityExpress between Catania Centrale and Siracusa worked by ALe582. The prologue: a night Espresso at Catania Centrale and the ever-green D143.3043. Paradise, compared with today.