INFORMATION ON RAILROAD INSTALLATIONS IN POLAND, AND IN BERESTOVICE AND BREST LITOVSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008200710010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION RE-PORT
COUNTRY Poland/U.S.S.R.
SUBJECT Toati.on on Railroad Installations
and in I3erestov':tce and. Brest Litovsk
PLACE
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a. The Crean personnel was strictly controlled by the 14VD In Malkinia (R53#610.
(1.)
b. At the Berestovice railroad station In the U.S.S.R. the transfer of goods
from standard to Soviet sgazage cars Is -r`erformed. by means of tilting devices.
(2)
a. Only a single track was in operation on the Culto ay.-l ek .a (P53/rX 56) section
because maintenance 'work Was being done on the road bed. Several minor
temporary bridges were being replaced by permanent structures. (3)
b, The custons and border control in Teresnol had been tightened and, Gerr ra
railroad personnel could not leave the train. (1)
c. Five coal din srs with an estimated total of 150,1000 tons were noticed
tweer, the Central acid North Railroad Stations in Brest Litov& . (4) Large
warehouses more under construction along this line. (5)
d. The electrification of the Warsaw Blonie railrcad line is con pleted. Accord-
ini to Polish railroad workers the electrification of the line is to be
extended as far as Sochameta-Kutno. (6)
s. iTear Reppen, a tent camp of the Polish State Youth was seen.
Because of m a i n t e n a n c e work on the road bed, s e :d on the Konin.-Patrzykcw
line was limited to 15 'an/h, and that on the Kbtno-Zychlin line to 25 Ice: /h.
(7)
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The bridge across the Bug River near Brost Litovsk has been built with
military bridge equipment. It carries one track, is about 120 aeters
long, 4 meters wide and 10 meters above the water level. (S)
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Soviet soldiers wore checking the
railroad telephone line between Wrzesnis, and Koni.n ( 9) Construction
activity in the Brent Litovsk railroad station area has been intenaifiod.
A Soviet railroad engineer unit of about 200 men, who arrived daily from. the
direction of Brest Litovsk-Worth, were engaged in track-laying work north
of the sidings used by westbound trains. Another detail of Soviet railroad
engineers, also of about 200 men, were working south of the coal trensload
ing tracks. (5)
(1) This statement is believed to refer to a Polish control point. The Cle an
railroad personnel is subject to a passport and ausix ns inspection at
Polish and Soviet borders.
() Thin Soviet railroad station on the Bialystok-Baran ize railroad line is
a border erosaing point.
(3) Thin railroad line section east of Posen is 6 li long.
(4) This statement seers to refer to coal awaiting. shipment to the U.S.S.R.
The stocks are so high that it is believed improbable that they shoiCl.d
need for railroad operations.
25X1 (5) It seems that the Bra t Litovsk transloading points are being enlarged.
(6) The completion of the electrification of this line was announced in the
Polish press in early April 1951. The project seems to be included in the
framework of the Six-Year Plan.
(7) It is believed that this refers to an exchange of rails and ties or, the
double-track railroad line.
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(9) 'This s ,a even s believed to refer to activities of Soviet signal troops
employed for maintenance work on Soviet telephone lines connecting the
U.S.S.R. with the Soviet Zone of Germany.
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