RAILROAD INSTALLATIONS IN POLAND AND AT BREST-LITOVSK

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2006
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• Publication Date: March 27, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
25X1
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Railroad Installations in Poland and at
Brost-Litovsk
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OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANIRO OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 709
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27 March 1952
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la The following observations swore made between 30 June and 8 July 1951s
a, The technical facilities of the Golabki marshaling yard, 7 km west
of ?:arsaw, were completed in January 1951. military installations
were not observed there. (1)
b,, The standard- -auge system terminates in "rest Litovsk. East of
Malacz oze there runs a combined standard and Soviet-gauge track.
Fuel trains are transloaded in Best Litovsk. (2)
c. Damaged freight cars returned from the U S.5 ,R. to the Soviet Zone
of Germany are being provided with standard gauge axles at Brest
Litovsk Fast Railroad Station, These operations are being performed
on 3 tracks having the length of full trains. The tracks concerned
have three rails so that they are usable for both Soviet gauge and
standard gao.w-e trains By means of an electric hoisting device the
railroad cars are lifted so that the Soviet gauge axle can be exchanges
adlor a standard gauge axle.. Generally converted cars are dispatched
individually. In cases where a great number of freight cars is to be
handled ,the exchange of axles will be performed by means of a crane
A great number of such damaged German freight cars has been
assembled in Brest Litovsk? (3)
d., Brigade locomotives iw;ill__be coaled in Poznan-=':ranorro, Rutno, Siodlce
and Czerencza _F or Luckow when the locomotives operate via
Terespol. Coal stocks kept there are normal. Coal stocks observed
in the coal bins of ,Tau-Bentschen seemed to be very lar-e. (Is)
e. The improvement of the T`alaczewicze. railroad station is completed.
A combined Soviet and standard gauge track runs from r'alaczeuicze
to Brest Litovsk. Three transloading ramps adequate for 120 axles
each are available in "".alaczewiczc. ~lxcept for coal all goods shipped
from Poland to the U.S.S.R. or vice versa are transloaded in 1,"alacze-
r:i.cze, (5)
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The Coll_ov;ink: observations were made between 23 and 26 June 395lg
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(1) The imnroiromen of this new rarshaling yard was reported provior-sly.
(2) 1n:rormation on the ;'alaczewieze and ;rest Litovsk transload?inn stations
was reported previously,
(3) For last report on the return of 2OiUOO dann ed Cernan frei r-1.
the U.S.S.R. to the Soviet Zone of German ,
(4) These coaling stations are laid down in the 'official railroad guide for
Soviet transit traffic throuc:h Poland,
(5) The share of t`alaczetiriczo in this
&ranssnipping traffic has net yet been definitely determined,
(6) According to a previous report, the bridge across the Lug River consists
of military bridge equipment. It remains to be clarified vthether the work
observed was mere repair work or whether the military bridge equipment is
being replaced,
CONFIDENTIAL
Two km east of Czeremcha the previous wooden t., ansloacdin-,-- platform is being
replaced by a concrete one,
b. The railroad bridge over the Bug River near Brest Litovsk which
suffered damages during the war is being repaired in dray and night
vorka (6)
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