REICHSBAHN OPERATIONAL REPORT

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• Publication Date: June 14, 1949
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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a. All Reichsbahndirektionen reported an improvement in the car
situation for the month of March 1949; nevertheless the number
of freight cars available was still below requirements. The
1181) Berlin complained of difficulties encountered at various
periods an the transfer of goods from RR cars to ships, paqiy
0 to the fact that shipping space available -as inadequate.
This was perticularly true in regard to potash shipments, of
many had to be redirected
?ReicJiasbehndiar:*tion Magdqbur,g.
2. Dorutra shipments during March 19494 for which no figures are
given, consisted of mine fielder, 3umber, prefabricated wooden
houses, scrap iron, machine parts, fittings, measuring instruments,
seed goods, sugar, spirits, pumps, iron containers, flac7easpar,
kainite, raper goods, pipes, soda, and cement.
3. Goods exnorted during March 1948, for which no figures are giyeav
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Fweden
4. Goods imported
orian
Poland
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Commoclita
Lumber, mine timber, acrep iron, fertiliacr
Mine timber.
Mine timber, lumber, cereal iron, fertilizer,
magnesium chloride
Magnesium chloride
during March 1948:
qommodita.
Herd coal and coke, brass scrap
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5., Goods imported during March 1949:
Denmark
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
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No, of Cars Copmodity
13 Glassware
1 Glassware
130 Silicate (Glassand)
6 Floor boards
54 Lignite tar
7 Lumber
2 Mine timber
7 Cellulose
6. Goods exported during March 1949:
P9stirJai,911 N0e_9.faqr.A. commodity
Poland
Russia
147 Line timber
12 Scrap iron
13 Boards
66 RR ties
3,820 Coal
42 Prefabricated wooden houses
Reichsbehndirektion Erfurt
7. Since, during March, the load capacity of trains was increased by
about 20%, it became possible to release 17 engines; nevertheless,
It was necessary to operate 105 activist trains during March.
,
8. March notash export and reparations shipments of 14,277. cars,
weighing 246,191 tans, were below plan figures. This was partly
due to a shortage of shinning space which made it necessary to
park the trains alonr stations or to redirect them to another
te'rminal. Shipments of serer iron averaged 33 cars a day; of
these two thirds were destined for export, while one third went
to the EnterweJlenborn mill.
0. During March 1949, bearers of interzonal passes were issued tcRets
to the western zones.
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10. The RDD Halle was asked by the SMA to increase shipments of scrap
Iron and cerlent so that by the end of March, dement shipments were
33.6% above plan figures. Shipments of scrap iron to Unterwellenborn
had, however, to be cut drastically, since the Maximilianshiltte
was unable to take care of all shipments. The RBD Halle was also
ordered to step up shipments of metal, with the result that ship-
ments reached 247.7% of plan.
11. Goods exported
PeZtInDtlan
U.S.S.P.
during March 1949:
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697
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Commodity
Military transports
Gasoline
Snirits
Construction materials
Lumber
Chemicals
Metals
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No.
01 Cars
Commodity
Poland
1
Military transport
756
Fuel
8
Spirits
39
Lumber
65
Chemicals
261
Scrap iron
1
Metals
60
Machines and miscellaneous goods
Czechoslpvakia
275
Gasoline
14
Lumber
51
Chemicals
243
Scree) iron
105
Miscellaneous goods
Hungary
32
Lumber
10
Chemicals
Rumania
12
Chemicals
Yogoslavia
13
Chemicals
3
Miscellaneous goods
Bulgaria
2
Miscellaneous goods
Austria
7
Chemicals
10
Metals
1
Miscellaneous goods
Switzerland
1
Construction materials
Ti
Metals
3
riscellaneous goods
Belgium
1
Miscellaneous goods
Sweden
6
Chemicals
6
1,iscellaneous goods
Benmar!..
4
Liscellaneous goods
In addition, the following goods were exported via Stettin to
various unspecified countries
PPPM.9.0ItY .179?LoSLCays Commodity N0e91:PAr.P.
Coal 918 Fertilizer 4
Gasoline 4 Cement 363
Lumber 82 - Chemicals 131
Scrap iron 33 Miscellaneous goods 135
12. During March, 15 new long-distance RR passenger cars were completed
by the SAG vorm. Lindner, Ammendorf; the cars are scheduled to
proceed in the near future to Brest-Litovsk, -Additional RR cars
are under construction.
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13, During March 1949, occunation traffic to Russia consisted of 3,433
cars and involved the shipment of vehicles, fibre rood, Fr. ties,
timber and lumber, prefabricated wooden houses, requisitioned
material, hay, strar, reparations goods, iron constructions, and
miscellaneous goods,.
14. Derutra shipments to Stettin via Scheune consisted of 6,002 carsv
weight 104,000 tons, and Included mir.e timber, machine parts, Paral-
dehyde, paraffin, cement, 1-:ricipettes, potash, gasoline, tar oil,
screo iron, automobiles, straw, food, lumber and timber.
15. Occupation traffic within the zone amounted to 1,60 cars.
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Goods exported during Larch 1949:
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PeP,EA-0-011 Na. of Cars Commodltal
Belgium 32 Timber
Denmark 35 Mine timber and lumber
Poland 243 Mine timber and lumber, scrap
iron, cattle feed, equipment,
Rh ties
Switzerland 167 Timber
Czechoslovakia 59 Scrap iron, timber
Sweden 104 Chemicals, yarns, glass and
glassware, machinery and misc.
17. Goods imported during March 1949:
Poland 42 ' Pig iron, hard coal
Czechoslovakia 15 Coke
Sweden 20 Sheet-iron and shaped iron,
Ilsh, saw-dust, food, ond
miscellaneous goods
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18, During March 1949, three trains with railroad ties and two trains
with prefabricated wooden houses proceeded to Bussia.
19. Reparations shipments during
Transshipment
Point No.of_Cars
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March 1949:
Commodity_
No..,of Carla
qmiliMakti
Rostock
3,853
Briquettes
615
sugar
719
Cement
264
Yachines
142
Chemicals
230
Cables
73
Wall elates
76
Bicycles
36
Kitchen' utensils
34
Cranes
32
Seeds
27
Corundum
19
Boards
22
Textiles
15
Paints
15
Typewriter'
105
M.sc. goods
Wismar
3,215
Potash
659
Lumber
641
Cement
574
Sugar
162
Glauber salt
355
leisc goode
Warnemtnde
458
290
Sugar
Briquettes ,
i86
133
Glauber sa),
Cement
89
Machines
45
Bicycles
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Seeds
11
Textiles
14
Paints
22
Coal
66
Misc. goods
20. Goods shipped by boat during March 1949:
PfTqaatJ-04 No. of Ships Commodttx
Russia
a. via Rostock 6 Miscellaneous goods
Cement
L. via Wismar
c. 1,vernemUnde
a Sugar
A Miscellaneous goods
Cnment
Glauber salt
Sugar
Iliscellaneous goods
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Scandinavian countries
No. of Ships?
a. via Postock
138
b. via Wismar
35
Co via rarnemUnde
21
Denmark
a. via Tismar
England & Denmark
via Tismar
England
via Warnemtinde
2
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Commodity
Briquettes
Potash
Briquettes
Plaster
Lumber
Mine timber
21. During March 1949,
to railway cars:
Transshipment
Point
Rostock Harbor
Wismar
Warnemfinde
Schwerin
)3olzenburg
Waren/NUritz
Tittenberge
the follwring goods
Weight
in Tons Commodities
1;ere transferred from shins
ight
in Tons Commodities,
11,133 Grain
97,405 Sunerphosphate
50 Paper '
? 2,000 Ore
250 Naphthalene
25 Misc. gcods
2750 Herring
T.00 Paner
95 Forage
45 Matches
35 Misc. goods
3,506 Ballast
131 Soap
1,900 Coal
440 Stones
/9,231
1,860
80
70
66
6,586
3,200
2,20o
290
196
50
35
429
0.70
5,720
45
30
Pyrites
Copper
Cod liver oil
Rascrite
Rubber
Machines
Grain
'Iron
Pyrites
Cellulose
Cement
Matches
Stones
Coal
Stones
Briquettes
'Ballast
Cement
Soap
22. Goods imported during Mar
or:LOP )179_4_9,f_gggs
Poland 359
Denmark 69
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Hard coal
'Fish
Apple pulp
8 Salted fish
1 Bags
Canned food
No f Cars
23. Goods exported during March 1949 to Denmark:
No. of Cars
coalgstlflr
24 Inwards
9 Cheeee
2 Wool
1 Medicines
1 Household goods
Commodi:ties No. of cpr,s.
Timber
Paper
Textile materials
Household goods
Machines
Mail
22
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Chemicals
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24, During March, one special train with Polish resettlers left
Guestrow fez* Stettin.
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The RBD Dresden mentions lively traffic to and from foreign
countries; however, no details are given. Mention Is only made
of 107 cars of barley from. Russia and 70 cars of yrites from
Sreden.
26 in the minfng area, great difficulties were encountered in ur-
loading cars, destined for the nsmut AG, because of an inade-
quate number of sidings. Loathng and unloading fecilities were
a]so inadequate in the Oberschlemal johanngeergenstadt and
Breitenbrunn area.
27. Receipts from passenger traffic for the month of March were about
22% above those of the previous month, but pproximately 25%
below those for March 1948.
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28. Shipments to Russia and Polend during
a. vie Klistrin-Kietz
Ordinary traffic
via Frankfurt/Oder
Ordinary traffic
(Jccupation traffic
Imports from Russia
March 1049:*
24 cars, weight 371 tons
6.30
2,687
cars,
cars,
weight 83,160 tons
'eight 3,244 tons
and Doland during Larch 1949:
a. via KtIstrin-Kletz
Ordinary traffic
b. via FranLfurt/Oder
Ordinary traffic
Occupation traffic
35 cars,
2,267
1.774
care,
cars,
weight 381 tons
weight 41,166 tons
weight 311932 tons
29. During March 1949, 3,789 cars were dispatched by the RBD Berlin
-fer the occupaticn forces, while incoming occupation traffic
amounted to 8.948 cars.
3t71 Due to curtailed service along the lines Frenhfurt/Oder and
YtstrIn-Yietz, all trains were evrcrowjed and many passengers-
were riding on the outside of coache, clinging to hand rails and ,
buffers..
S-Bahn traffic, during week-fays, was 10 - 30% rind during weekends
W rC% above prescribed canacity. Traffic in the Stettiner
station was esnecially heavy, so that it became necessary to
restrict the number of passengers.
32 The demand for tickets to Stralsund via Greifswald and Neubranden-
burg is so heavy that additional trains must be operated along
these stretches.
Comment. The EBD is not rermitted to keep records of
oast- and westbound occupation traffic through Etstrin-Kletz.
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