Stefan graduated from University in Lwów (Lviv), and then worked as a teacher of Polish in the city and later in Przemyśl. This was Stefan Grabiński (1887 - 1936) a writer who has been called the 'Polish Edgar Allan Poe', and his work was one of the precursors of fantasy fiction in Poland. He worked as a teacher, and later his pupils would recall seeing him often on the viaduct over the rail tracks. Nevertheless, he even had a special permit from railway authorities to visit restricted areas of the station normally off limits for civilians. He was no soldier or employee of the railways, but instead kept taking notes.
Throughout World War I a tall and thin, sickly looking gentleman with a nice moustache was frequenting the main station. It was restored in 2012 and must be one of the most beautiful train stations in Poland today.Īlso due to its importance as a railway hub, Przemyśl was surrounded with a large ring of forts, which were besieged by the Russian armies during World War I, and the city occupied by the Tsarist troops from March to June 1915, when the city (and the railway) was reconquered by the troops of the Emperor. It's Neo-baroque exterior resembles Vienna Central, and is a reminder of the time when it was one the stops on the Galician Railway of the Austro-Hungarian empire, built in 1861 and connecting Przemyśl to Vienna, Kraków and Lwów (Lviv). The main train station in Przemyśl looks splendid.
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