RAILROAD INFORMATION FROM EAST GERMANY
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Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP80-00810A006800720005-6
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count:
6
Document Creation Date:
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date:
August 27, 2008
Sequence Number:
5
Case Number:
Publication Date:
June 13, 1955
Content Type:
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/08/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006800720005-6
CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-R-E
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG
;M' REPORT
I NF?R' TN W- R
3 T CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
DATE DISTR.
13 June 1y55
SUBJECT Railroad Information from last Gern t17
NO. OF PAGE'S
3
PLACE
NO
OF ENCLS
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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0.tSTE0 BEtOWf
SUPPLEMENT TO
INFO.
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTS NS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MIANIMS OF TITLE 14, SECTIONS 793
AND 754, OF THE U. S. CODE, AS ANEROID. ITS TRANSMISSION OR RIVAL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO ON RECEIPT ST AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED NY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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C CottOus
60 G Kerkwits
120
1.20 , C tv*f
240 'ordliaasen
u0 y 5LuaC,erl ausen
deir. ar
6) l' Erfurt
62 B lie idel: rug,
1 20 G B'urOkeLinitz
60 G Radis
B Piesteritz
B Wo l f en
120 G K1itsciuiar
60 G Lands org
120 0, 60 G Halle
uG G ~2eutschen teal
6;60 :3 Le-aria
60 , 60 G i.ier. eburC
60 Grosskorbetl.a
I.' Se users J e mue ry eM 51 l!iareh 1955 7 the fe1l mi nt i ee - o :f cars des i
;o f4,i.1 a fret ,,t car reoerve -;oassed throu :1i SeJ din:
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Co uus
II
Erfurt
II
1?: A 7, Berlin
B A 1, "
Erfurt
II
"Greif rral.d ;Stralsund
Valle ,JittenberB
II
Halle Halle
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c Gross Leliilitz
Paewesin
G0 0 Blankonburg
jam' Oh; ICarow
lu.ella
30 :~
V~. i7 voeoai.iSen
placer of the same
.:nine ore i.n e:a ;fence)
~alsloben
(o ;~;.:ices of tale same
nai.,e are in axis:,e ice)
- 2) -
"01. Between 2, and 31 .a.rct: 1;'55, 3 trans of 1r ~0 empty tangy, cars eaci~. -t
s lii;ment of crude cil were dispatched at Fr&iikfurt/Odor to Brest Litovsk.
Since 1 April 1555. Leulla has received crude oil from the U .alt because no
crude oil arrived from Austr3g~.*2
a.. Loading ramps, each 1 km l.oi g, ate being constructed at Torgelow aild ILLEGIB
_ Oubukow. Two complete trine ml r be loaded with tanks and trucks from
these ramps at the same time. the rips have concrete walls with earth
filling and square stone pavett-ent,. They are constructed in such a way,
that the trains ma;, be loeded from the front. Loading brides are
from the side. 3
ava:ilable for loading'
~pr
Beginning in I.-a.- 1955, the t91lipCrsxy bi'i o G'.'@=' the El: e `~iver near
'Jitten'serge is to be dismantled. The railroad Lauunioi-i Merlin was given
the co lt.ract for the setting up of an as e paling scaffold required to
place the 'bridge super >truCture on the Jownstroam side of the bride in
positio... Two sectic,ns of scaffoldings will ':be built. One will be 45 to
:,_eter.,, the other 07 meters. 4
A ' -,uero Ies Praesidenten der RBD" (Bureau o the Pre ,ident of the 7I-3D)
w'i i.ci1 is exo.iusivel,y charged with military affairs was established at each
BD. Thee bureaus Cooperated with the Soviet occupation forces and are
also in charge of matters pertaining to the KVP. All rail shipments are
controlled by these offices. !~uesticnnaires were sent out to every railroad
station to obtain an exact survey on railroad installations (mobilization
calendar). 5
The following information was ~elibc 25X1
Coliniient. The data in the columns "t~.:~ Y,D and "RBA" were added to the re ,g)or t 25X1 Troi:i revious reports. The formation of operational freight car reserves for
e;nploymei t during periods of heavy,- tre.ffic comm:r i l as well
o e:::1r*
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taaula,ion, a total of 2,340 cars, including 1, 500 bol:cars, 730 golidola cars,
, a total of
3' ` j3 and 30 SSy- t pe flatcars were reser-~-ed. By 31 August '954
cars, including 3,500 boxcar:, 4,500 gondola cars and 2,000 flatcars
ere reserved.
COr1.,eiit ? PreViou ply , monthly crude oil si.ipl.ie its amounted to 35,000 to 25X1
5,000 tons from Austria, 2,000 -o 5,000 tons from II4nngary and 1,000 to 2,000
,ol s from Rumania. Crude oil shipments from Austria 25X1
in January and February 1955 with 36, U and 31,000 tons respectivelY were
considerable below the monthly average recorded in 1954.
irnpprts. fxn t} a UOOR are possibly 25X1
Col:u:lent. T_ e construction o t1i' ;e loadinc raiti o was re_,ortod pr e J'iously . 25X1
Jeu` a ow railroad Stati On serves
the IVu.strow A1'11A firing range, Torgelow as loading station for I:'VP