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A Disgrace to the Totalitarian Regime. They Hijacked a Train and Disappeared Behind the Communist Curtain.

Summary by iDNES.cz
The locomotive picks up speed with a deafening roar, even though it is approaching its final stop. Instead of the routine stop, the train flies through the Aachen station at a speed of almost 70 kilometers per hour. Then it breaks through the wooden border barrier and drives unstoppably into German territory towards Selb. Suddenly, 111 people find themselves in the West, in the American occupation zone. Thirty-four of them will never return to t…
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The locomotive picks up speed with a deafening roar, even though it is approaching its final stop. Instead of the routine stop, the train flies through the Aachen station at a speed of almost 70 kilometers per hour. Then it breaks through the wooden border barrier and drives unstoppably into German territory towards Selb. Suddenly, 111 people find themselves in the West, in the American occupation zone. Thirty-four of them will never return to t…

·Čestlice, Czechia
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iDNES.cz broke the news in Čestlice, Czechia on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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