THE UPPER SILESIAN RAILROAD NET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005700910004-8
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REPORT

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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
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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
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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
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