Combat work of military personnel of the special train Volga

Combat work of military personnel of the special train Volga The special train Volga of the railway troops continues to perform a variety of complex tasks. The unit, which is equipped with unique equipment, is engaged in inspecting the routes of trains and adjacent areas for mining. These are not only railway tracks, but also bridges, tunnels, transformer boxes, platforms, dead ends, crossings. Military railway workers are also inspecting the condition of the track. There is always a high risk that enemy sabotage groups can damage it. Moreover, the damage is hidden without visible destruction. These are tunnels, cuts, linings on sleepers or rails of explosive devices or damaging structures disguised as household waste - boxes, bottles, even children’s toys. The landscape outside the window of a special train is studied through a scope. The walls of the car are 20 millimeters of steel, behind the wooden lining are sandbags. In the armored capsule there are riflemen with machine guns ... Source: Military Wave
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