TRANSLOADING STATION AT MALASZEWICZE, WEST OF BREST LITOVSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800560003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 30, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Trara]oading Station at Malaszewicze,
West of Brest Litovsk
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
:arid icre pol in I ay 1950. Both Sovict--gauge and standard-gau a tracks were
seen at the in,tallation0 The bridge across the Bury River near Brest Litovsk
is a box girder structure with one standaad1-Cau/;e and one Soviet-gauge track.
The l.:.rge shuntin- station of Malaezetaice, about 11: Ie.t wrest of Brest Litovsk,
was seen in late October 1950. The installation had a lark maintenance show
and was located beside an old airfield which was no longer used by the Soviets.
s."ost of the han ars were dilapidated. The railroad station had about 80 tracks,
cannot move. A ;iovict-. auCe railroad ear is then placed below the ramp art
the coal is ei1rylaed into the Soviet car by reams of the tilting; plant. 'a .,.,ht min-
.sites is remiired for the transloading process. There are also several hea
cranes at the trarlsloading point.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION RE-PORT
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10 A large transloading railroad station - a.s under construction between 5alassew .crge
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ir~cl~:c: i ae- the sidings. LIoctly coal and other bulk goads wore Leing tra;:3sloadod
there from standard to Soviet-gau ;e tracks. Coal is being trausloaded mechani-
cally. The gondola cars are pulled to a ramp vthich is fitter: with a tilting
plaunt. The axles of the cars are fastened to the rails in such a way that they
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this railroad station formerly had only six tracks.
6om, :ent0 The layout of this new transloading point was reported previous-
yy. The tilting; plant mentioned is believed
to be T same type tilti device frequently found in seaports for transload?
1rg from -rail to grater. A photograph of such a tilting device as used in Wis-
mar for the transloadinr; of potash is attached as an illustration, for it is
believed t=-,at t, je tilting device in Llalaszevicc is of a similar type.
1 Annex: Tipping Plant for Freight Cars (used at the Harbor of Wismar)
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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