Railroad detail Westerbork

fltr: Time for a snapshot - starting the work at Hooghalen's railway station - and finishing the job inside the camp

Under the watchful eye of a collaborating Dutch constable these smiling railroad workers pause for a quick snapshot. They were in the process of laying the fateful side track, connecting camp Westerbork with the main railway line at the now defunct railway station of Hooghalen. This station was about 5.1 km (3.17 m) from the entrance of the camp, along the Oosthalerweg. Ultimately, via this new side track these same workers, and many tens of thousands with them, would be deported for extermination at either Birkenau or Sobibor. After all, work would set them free also. ARBEIT MACHT FREI - Work liberates, right? fltr: The OD and police wave goodbye - first passenger trains were used - but afterwards cattle cars were the norm Please mention the Site you are commenting on when you sent an email with request, observation, correction or input to either the writer Hans Vanderwerff or the Webmaster Sion Soeters Last revision was made on 13 December 2007 The following Sources were consulted