ITINERARY OF A RUN ON THE FRANKFURT/ODER - BREST/LITOVSK LINE

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in. the evening of 30 April. The normal stopping
for water and coal. The Polish "pilot" is replaced
4t $ *' the ormal stop is-ten-minutes unless another train from East
G rmany is on it way, in which case. there can be a delay of hours. Another
r;g .t_r-ation of the train's contents is made there.
At Konin there is a stop of two hours for water, coal, oiling, etc.
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DATE DISTR. 14 October 1954
SUBJECT Itine? jrary of a Run on the Frankfurt/Oder - NO. OF PAGES
Brest`Litovsk Line
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1. On 30 April 1954 freight train 116 axles,_loaded--with machine
yarts lmt rank? t fader at-10 *m: -The German-personnel-of-the-train
totalled-eight: two engineers, two firemen two conductors, and two'
Fahrdienstleiter. The.Soviet personnel, commanded by a senior lieutenant,
totalled 12 men, including a cook.
2. The train left track 115.at the Frankfurt/Oder freight station and went
-through the border customs check. It was checked by eight East German
officials with dogs, and also by Soviet soldiers. The inspection lasted
about an hour. -
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The Polish customs inspection took place at the Polish station of` Kunowide
(Kunersdorf). Four Polish 'militiamen with dogs carried out the inspection.
The Polish officer checked the documents of the'German personnel and inspected
the=--locomotive , and living car.
At the Rze'pin ( station
standard operating prose ure).
several ho re for the w lot".
5. The train stopped for water at
a Polish "pilot" boarded the train.(thi
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At times a -train is forced to wait as
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At the Nowy Benczin station, as usually-"happens,-the--t stopped-for
15 or 20 minutes to allow Polish railroad personnel. to register the rolling
stock and load of the train. Trains are often made to wait at this-station
because priority is afforded to Polish trains.
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10,. At Kutno there is another stop, lasting 20 or 30 minutes,.for registration
of,rolling stock and replacement of the Polish "pilot-",
11, At the Sochaczew station the stop is normally two hours, but it can be as
long as six hours because of Warsaw suburban train traffic?
12. The stop *at the Warsawr-East station normally lasts one to 12 hours, for
replacement of the "pilot", water, cleaning the furnace, and registration of
rolling stock.
13. At Siedlce trains generally stop for three hours waiting for the further
route to be announced. If the train is routed through Czeremcha, water and
coal are taken on at Siedlce. If the route is through Terespol, coal is
taken on at Lukow, At Siedlce. the'"pilot" is again replaced. Train
was routed through Terespol.
14, A stop is-made at Male Welicze
o await communications from Brest-Litovsk,
15. At Terespol there is a Polish customs inspection of a perfunctory nature,
lasting 45 minutes.
16, .The Soviet customs inspection takes place at the Bug. It is also not
strict. Trains here take on.Soviet militia who accompany them to Brest-
Litovsk, watching the German personnel carefully.
17. Train Number 71092 arrived at Brest-Litovsk at 3 a.m., 4 May. The German
locomotive is separated from the train there for fueling, oiling, cleaning,,
etc. ands locomotive, The German sleeping car is also
separated, The
German personnel usually zza a minimum of 24 hours or a return train,
staying at a special."Club House" where the Germans are able to meet only
those Russians who are employed there. However, the Germans do have an
opportunity to meet Soviet railroad personnel at the station,.
18# Source started back to Frankfurt/Oder at 11 p.m., 4 May, in a train of
113 axles, carrying alcohol. The number of the train and its documents are
communicated to the German-personnel only after crossing the Polish border,
The Soviet guard personnel is made up of different individuals. If the train
returns to Ebet Germany empty, there is no Soviet guard detail.
19. The same route is followed on the return journey, unless the traints cargo
exceeds the loading maximum of the railroad bridges along the line. In this
case, from Szxzelcy on it takes a route where there are no bridges, generally
on seldom used lines going through sparsely settled country.
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