“When railways were being built, land was expropriated for their needs. After the First World War, in order to organise the land ownership boundaries of railway lines built during the Russian Empire and the war, as well as new ones, Latvijas dzelzceļš marked them in the field with expropriation zone boundary posts, which feature the small coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia. After the Second World War, when railways were being restored, most of these boundary posts were removed. However, there are several known locations, both by existing and former railway lines, where a few of these expropriation zone boundary posts can still be found,” explains Ieva Pētersone, director of the Latvian Railway History Museum.