The first narrow-gauge railway line of the World War era: Lāčplēsis – Latgali
Infrastructure

About 22 km long narrow-gauge railway line from the time of the First World War, which started at the present Lāčplēš (Jelgava - Krustpils railway line) railway station (formerly Bahnhoff Kerghof), surrounded Birzgali from the east, crossed the Nega river, then turned to the west, crossing twice modern Abermani road (connects Ķegum with Vecumnieku (P88) road) and then moved along Ķeizardambi (Kaiser – Damm) to the former Kurland Denkmal, where, judging by the visible LIDAR map (divides into three branches?), the terminus station was located. The Kurzeme monument was located 680 m southeast of the village of Latgali. The main purpose of the railway was to provide and support the front of the left bank of the Daugava with the necessary supplies. During the First World War, there were barracks and warehouses of the German army near Ķizerdambje, on the left bank of the Daugava near Puduriem (0.6 km) and Podnieki (0.9 km) there were a total of three concrete fire points of the German army. Today, the location of a railway line can be tracked by LIDAR maps in nature. Certain parts of it are also clearly visible in nature, especially when the vegetation has not matured. The best time to go on an expedition is early spring or winter when there is no snow.