Treblinka camp location

There seems to be some dispute over whether the wagons were detached at Malkinia station or Treblinka station. My answer is that it was clearly Malkinia station. The "side track"  probably refers to a trolley line that provided transportation through the local villages and quarries separate from the Malkinia-Siedlce railway line. It would make sense for an industrial trolley line to connect the local industrial centers with Malkinia junction, rather than haul gravel on the main Malkinia-Siedlce line.  

On this note, there is an account of a trolley within the TII camp. It was also said that trolley rails were used for the cremation grill in TII. A narrow-gauge rail was recently excavated in Treblinka I. 1944 pictures of the Treblinka spur show what is more likely a trolley rail than a main line. 

Lastly, that train of 15 covered goods wagons which were frequently transported between Malkinia and TII were almost certainly, more often than not, filled with luggage, old clothes, and confiscated property from cleared out ghettos rather than than with Jews.

PR keep up the good work. Thanks here is a photo of the narrow gauge in Treblinka.


The false claim is that this is wood for the pyres, Note the smiling faces of the men and perhaps the two youths assisting. There are pylons of rock in the back ground you may find interesting. These are cables it seems.

They appear to be the "sleepers" for the track repair; the wooden beams under the track. They look the same width and shape as existing ones.

Die Juden behaupten, es sei Holz für die Scheiterhaufen.