RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH EAST GERMAN BORDER STATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 19, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY -last Germany/USSR
SUBJECT Rail Freight Traffic through Fast German
Border Stations
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION DR REYEL?
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
13 PROHIBFTED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
CB - converted boxcar
P - flatcar
RRym -. heavy-duty flatcar
Date in May Number and Type of Cars T
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16 2 CB9 4 F, 17 RRym Haldensleben
17 2 CB9 22 RRyn Weimar
16 3 CB220 RRyn Kuxwixkel-
Gexthix
24 2 CB, 17 RRym Riesa
In addition 6 trains with ammunition were dispatched to Wulkow, Torgau,axd Daxnex-
walde.2
2G Tank cars for the shipment of crude oil are being cleaned to make them suitable for
the shipment of fuel because-of a shortage of tank. oars for liquid fuels.3 The
number of empty tank cars dispatched for crude--oil shipments decreased to 50 every
third or fourth day.4 25X1
3. The dispatch of empty boxcars for the transportation of grain was resumed on 23 May
in RBD Berlin. On 23 May, airs and on 24 May,
empty grain shuttle trains 7 were dispatched. The dispatch of 3
empty shuttle trains was sc e u e or 25 ay. 25X1 25X1
4. a train of 1 converted boxcar, 19 boxcars with 25X1
ammunitionyand 14 srashears was dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder to Jueterbog-Altes
Lager on 20 May.6 The previously reported shipment of 1 converted boxcar, 1 boxcars
aml 16 SSy t7 tlataars dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder to Forst Zinna on 18 May 25X1
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Comment. According to the composition of trains, type of cars,sad 25X1
some of the receiving statious, these shipments consisted of tanks.
52 flatcars with military goods from
36 flatcars with trucks to Jena
It cannot be determined that those two
shipments were Identical with two of the shipments listed in the present
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Comme
nt. The shirmexts to Torgau were reported previously.
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Comme
nt. The increased requirement for tank ears for liquid fuels
is due to i
ncrease
d job-engi
ne fuel
shipments from the USSR0
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pty tank o
ars are
dispatched to the USSR for crude
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shipments t
o East
German hyd
r6gexat
ion laxts.
5.
Comment. Am
munit
ion s
hipment
to a known
Soviet
ammunition
dep
ot.
Comment. Th
ese s
hipme
nts wer
e reported
previous
ly.
Comment . Th
e tan
k oar
s proba
bly contain
ed jet-e
ngine fuel
for
the
fight er regiment stationed at Dsagartems
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The f'a .1 owi3 ; shipments from Brest -Li Ld t entered-the 0-DR. between )b and 24 MAY 1955=
.4xver-iad boxcar
F flatcar - ,
fi'RY heavy-dutY -flatcar
2 3B, 4 F.; 17 RRym Ha3,densle ben
17 2 t'B? 22 RRym bie .aaar
3 CAB; 20 RRy 1 duaeinke).
2 t:B9 17 iRRym
GeAtht.n
Mesa
1n &ddition & trains with anwa itiora were dispatched to 'Wu3.kcw,> Torgiu,and Dannen -
wx3,de,2
2 `.'ask cars for the shipment of crude oil are being cleaned to make then, suitable for
the shiprent of fue:a because of a ahert. e of tank care for liquid fuels:, The
rxwmber of empty tank cars dispatched for orude-ail shipments decreased. to 50 every
third or fourth daypq
'the' di 3p a tch of empty boxcars for the transportation of ~-_rain was re. sumed on 23 May
r rains ar.d on 24 Mays
_n RBD Berlin,;, On 23 Man
e ::pty -rain shuttle trains vrere di 3patched.. he d;i spatch of 325X1
empty shuttle trains was sch?'-duled for 25 Mays,
a train of l converted boxcar, 19 boxcars with 25X1
stnviunition;a.rid 14. oras cars was dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder to Jueterbog-Altee
lager oil 20 1.ay..6 The previously reported shipment of I converted boxcar, I boxcar-,
and V ?y Lypa ;:at-zarc ~d4 ap4.t^.?^pr?_ From Frnnkfurt/Oder to Forst Zinra on 18 Lay
the shipment of 1 converted boxcar n.nd 25X1
50 f ia.tc;ars from a ausen stUtovak on 20 May 207,-l
inn s rimy it was repertea that b to 9 7e::ded tanx care reguiarty arrive each
a'; !Lwgarten from the direction of Paseaalkk vii:. Stralsund;, The empty ours are
patched to Fr nkfi1rt.'O0Pr or Ftrc:.itz-
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ses. e~ o st:,ticn:., these. ship :--ri.s cansistod oI -?."i,va,
Ps,i L. c vak to Wieim; r or, 14 uay
36 flatcars with trucks to Jenr,.F-
52 fla.tcs?,r:: c:ith Military sods from
?:t cannot be ,~.?te:rrained that hesr- two
Y;,sre identical two of the shippients dated in t.hm present
C?:>:r^,i:;F?nt. The '$hilwie t ?r '.'a3z a;a~J we;r r~ ?cdrte d pr~^vio' : y,.
Cer--siert,. The ixtcreasad requirement for tank cars for liquid fuels
a s r_'. to t y :~~acree.s d je tr-en ins fuatl ti 2igmc is from the IIS:?
Empty tank czo?c are i': ,f, .y::hec: t.c the "-, crud(--at].
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rerar t!d rjIevial] s_ty,
1 41 'i`hca ar_: Carr pra~t)a , .y c nta.ir:~d jet-engine fuel for the
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