Waldeisenbahn Muskau

The first tracks were laid in 1895. Operation began as a horse-drawn railway, with the switch to steam locomotives beginning in 1896. On March 21, 1978, the Minister of Transport ordered the closure of the Waldeisenbahn Muskau, which was followed by an order on March 29 to cease operation by the Cottbus railway directorate (). After 1978 only of track remained in use between Weißwasser and a brickyard, with occasional special services run by rail enthusiasts. A construction staff was established by the district of Weißwasser in 1991. A new alignment of the Tonbahn was inaugurated in April 2017, with the former alignment being dismantled to make way for the open pit mine. The new terminus is located near the Schwerer Berg observation tower. eliminating the need to transport the locomotives to maintenance companies with lowboy trailers. ==Network==

At its peak, the network had a length of over . Most of the tracks were removed following the closure of the network in 1978. The rebuilt network between Kromlau, Weißwasser and Bad Muskau has a length of . , it has 12 stations and three stops. ==Rolling stock==

Until its closure in 1978, the Waldeisenbahn was only operated as an industrial railway, with the fleet consisting of multiple steam locomotives, diesel locomotives for shunting, and over 550 railway cars in total. File:99 3317 Borsig 10306-18 - Flickr - kevinprince3.jpg|99 3317 File:Bad Muskauer Bahn BR 99 3462..008.jpg|99 3462 File:Diesellok Waldeisenbahn Muskau (5681043146).jpg|Kö 0451 File:Bad Muskauer Bahn Kö 0472..011.jpg|Kö 0472 File:Ziegelwagen Reihe 05.JPG|Type 05 freight car for brick transport File:Bad Muskauer Bahn BR 99 3315-1..031.jpg|Passenger cars ==References==