INFORMATION ON OPERATIONAL MEASURES TAKEN BY THE DDR RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012700180001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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:3El\Mii3t INTELLIGENCE i\GENC..n( I'EFOR
1NP riffliATiON REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Gorrauy (Russian zone)
PLACE ,
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO-
:Jacctior on Goaratioard Measnrr)s Taken by the
DDR Railroad Administration
CIA
GATE DISTR.
OF PAGU
Na OF ENCLS.
OUSTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT
11 July 1952
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TINS DOCUDENT CONTAINS INVOREATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL SEFEIISE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE NEANING OF TITLE IS SECTIONS 743
MID 744. OF TUE D S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANEIS ISSIO Pi OR REVEL.
ATION OF ITS corastm zo ON RECEIPT SY AN tINAU7HODIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED DY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF MS FC2LI IS FEDHINITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED. INFORMATION
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1, By order of th.:'! Soviet transportation heak:Iquarters in Oreifsnald, dated early
ay 1952, 60 tcansit-wufthy Ci-to freiftt cars must be dispatched daily,to
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3.
6 Yay. (2)
18 SSy-type flatcars had to be dispatched to Frankfurt/Oder on
20 SSy-type flatcars wer dispatched to Brest Litovsk on
l9!)2 in order to pck up electric locomotives. (2)
4. A. special shuttle train consisting of experimental 6-axle cars with a
ty of more than 50 tons has been stationed in Kirchmoeser, The train
be eninloyer' by order of the Directorat. General. lailroads. Derlin.
7 ?:av
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load capaci-
must only
(3)
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). the Domed, Oranienburg and Teltow
railroad stati:,ns had to be cleared of the dam,ed cars parked there. This
measure is connected with the closing of the Anhalter and Stettiner railroad
stations in. Berlin, It has been taken in order to provide space for the50X1-HUM
passenp.er trains rerouted through the railroad stations mentioned. (4)
6. On 13 ray, the Perlin-Wannsee railroad station was closed for long distance
traffic, This traffic rill be rerouted to thrail circuit around 5erlin.
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durin the month of 3,61? cars, 351 flatcars
oi all t:pos, 219 refri[erator cars and .4,307 boxcas wre dsnatched to the
(5) D-rin7.: the sane ronth, a total of 15 .,rains consi7tin[_ of 50
cars of uraniun ore each were dis-l'atehee, to the (6)
In early -ay 1952,
c. in thfl third subdiltrict of the Terlin 50X1-HUM
-railroad district the existence of a now typo flatcar. Thc car is a 6-axle
flatcar with sVo ,:unort.: and a load ca7acity of CO kns, trlae do-
sir,nation . The car was ln rout: -rom Mxch- 50X1 -HUM
mr)c?ser to Crueno/Yloster ',Anna anC carried a 'ank cov-!,:'ed with tarraulin. (3)
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.(1) Om- -,-;(1 cars are rondela cars with a load cor7acity of 20 tons anC side walls
hicher than War:. 'hese cars were T:ossUbly to bo uso for the shi7Lment of
mOtor vehicles from the Gondola Oars loaded with vehicles were 5b-
served fassinF: throuFh Frarikfurt/Cder.
(2 The two statements in paraTradas 2 and $ wade ray
refer to one and the same shiorent. iho ev.rs :r,)auly to ue used .ftr
ne tra:Isfer ,J77 former C:erman electric locimetives frtm the as
arranred by Irameri,i)irector General. cilroads, '3erlin, in :-oscow.,.
Information on. the new .1-7ms,P7,72e of railrfi-4 be fitted wit A a
Seviet-aul7e was transmitted ..-revioudy,
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The railroad stations in -est 7!erlin o2ora,ed by the Y.;oviet .4;onc. railroad 'd-
ministration were clsed forzsen2r tra::ic, since 1.ri hay 12, When t.1.
new surrer timetable went into effect, .7.a5::onzer trains only cy:orate to al
from railroad station, in the Thviot sectol of Lerlin. 50X1 -HUM
The bulk of the flatcars was used for the sliilnent of vehicles, aircraft an
artillery .rdeces. Inforration on these s'ilpnents was included in ..7revius
transortation rerrts on ra-1 traffic t-..:',uh Frankfurt/Oder.
214 empty refrierator ,zer.) dispatched to the
and 1)6 onterec the noviet Zone loaded r.1: hotter, lam: and canned meat 50X1-HUM
durinr. the-onth of lopril 1952, As ccmpalcd with ?the rrevious months, refri-
;7orator car traf:ic decreased,
This fir:ure aTrces with the previous ehseIe daily averao of i.1? uranium
ole.1 trains per day. 50X1 -HUM
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