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Imperial Railways in Alsace–Lorraine

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In the early days, railway vehicles were almost exclusively and forcibly taken from the German railways, because French troops had taken with them almost all rolling stock in the region during the retreat. The French side later built copies of German railway stock, mainly based on Prussian
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with a route length of 169 km (105 mi), the Imperial Railways took over the running of the network. An 18 km (11 mi) long railway line from Colmar to
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Railway operations were carried out, in principle, in accordance with the regulations of the Prussian state railways. Because the
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In the succeeding years the network was expanded significantly. Shortly before the start of the
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Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen (EL)
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Imperial Ministry for the Management of Railways in Alsace-Lorraine
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Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen
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Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen
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General Directorate of the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine
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Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine
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Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine
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Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine
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