THE UPPER SILESIAN RAILROAD NET

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CIA-RDP80-00810A005700910004-8
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December 21, 2016
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A005700910004-8 COUNTRY Poland CLASSIFICATION COUFID& N'i'ILL CENTRAL INTELUGENCE AGENCY REPORT INFORMA11ON REPORT -.-CD NO. SUBJECT 1. The Upper Silesian Railroad Net 2. Wages of Polish Railroadmen PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. THIS Dmno 0RA80 IIPIFO1 AITII6 m8 44TIOSM 026,1111511 Or THY ?R $T471/. wnua mY UW11YY V W= W 1/CT1O116 71111 AIHP 5N. or 1/Y /. I. cow A8 #11101% In TIAUIUI1IIOR 01 REtYL- AT10N ~F 171 SDWMM m ft 11011? Iv AH ODAYTNOMM -LY/O* Is .OOaiiw. it LAW T/1 11 PUONCROI Or um /OOH to r110?QT10. DATE DISTR. 11 April 1955 NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. BELOW)t"S' 25X1 SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 2- In e'ri y 1.954., the do>bl a-trade Reuthen-Opnein -Brockau railroad line was in good condition. A coaling station was located in Beuthen, and a water station in Groschowitz and Brieg, Locomotives took, on water and t.oal in 25X1 Brockft an3 water either in Ohlau or Brieg and at Groschowitz. 2, The double-track Bsuthen--Gleiwitz-Heydebreck line was in good cord tion,. A coaling and water station was located at Hsydebreck. The single-track -roschotfitz.Heydebreek--Ratihor-R,.uderswald line was in good condition. R?derswald, a small installation, served as a border station for traffic to and from Czechc&ovak+a. A coaling and water station waa located there. Trains operating into Czechoslovakia were strictly che::ked at the border and then taken over by Czech railroad personnel and Czech loeomotivel? There was little contact between Polish and Czech locomotive engineers, !., The double-track Beuthen-Karsznice main railroad line was in good condition Tarnowitz and Karaznice were coaling and water stations on this line but, could be taken on at Herby Nowe, 5. A single-track railroad line was built r~etween Zawiarc:ie and Kolechowic, near Janie. The line was in good condition. A coaling :aid water station was located at Zawiercie but only wate- could be taken on at Kolechowice>2 6~ The double-track Bauthen-Krzeszo=atce?.Mysl.),vr ce-Trzebinia main railroad line was in good condition and had covn?ctions to Krakow, Traffic on this line was hampered by the existence of t:ocdai, bridge about 600 meters past Myslo,ev'--e in the direction of Szczekowa. A speed limit of 5 km per hour teas in for-ce on this bridge. The line was provided with an electric switch Sys Levi, loeomo elves took on water and coal at Trzebinia and only water at Krzeszowice, 7, The pay of Polish raiiroadmen was rather ppor compared to the wage rates of industrial workers. For this reason them \fas a continuous shortage of railroadmen, especially firemen for locomotives. A fireman earned about 19OCO Zloty per ..oath and was suppozed to ware: 240 c:ou s but he usually 25X1 :gad to work 300 to 320 hours. For this reason there was widespread CLASSIFICATION CON,FIDENTItL SATE ARMY PC I NSRB rx Fst Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A005700910004-8 Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005700910004-8 Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005700910004-8 Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005700910004-8 discontent among locomotive rer:,arz which is enhanced by ftoc cent damages occurring two ioconotives r , hich had to be kept r?i nr:iny at costs bpea ase locomotivus are in short spy in Polandv the situati.q)r In the fielc of gondola cars v:3.3 not so cr.-I'.tical, Co1Zw!ler.t? This r3.? s_CC ad line was double-tra., k thu i ri g tho vernal-. ti.Sme c information contained. in this ,parneranr indi.vater~ that one track h;,.s been dismantled since 1945. The Po:_ish :t.ir,e connc.tets to the Bohumir,- -Lilina-Kosice ierua-Cop line in uz~enosiovakis. The latter line, w.Zioh is the main East-West route in c>io?rakia is being double-tracked and partially electrified. It may th refore be assun d thr t the Polish Line -.fill .y double-t-acked in the near future, The. cons t ct5 l.n 72 :,ai .road l .ne was rrovioui iy ro for' nC~ 25X1 th^ r c ,~ mi.) s a._rr, at Ko1schoewice near 7asLow (19027' E/50p-;,4' A1) Lhe railro;, 'i lino Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005700910004-8