POOR CONDITION OF RAILROAD CARS DELAYS TRANSPORT OF GRAIN AND SUGAR BEETS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 155
• Publication Date: November 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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HOW
PUBLISHED
WHERE
P~ dCISHED~
DATE
?UBLISHEO
LANGUAGE
Transportation - Railroads
DATE DIST.~
Nov 1950
Daily, semiweekly newspapers
USSR
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28 Tun - 13 Oep 1950
Russian
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TNIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS IM FORMATION AFFECTING TN[ NATIONAL 0[F[N S[
OF TN[ UNIT[D STATES WITNIN TN[ Y[A NINO Oi 11 PIO NAOL ACT 10
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OF ITS CO NT[N TS IN AMY MANN[R TO AN UNAVTN ORI2[D PLRSON IS PRO?
NIIIT[0 tT LAW. R[Pp000CTI0N OF TNIS FORM IS PRO HIIIT[D.
POOR CONDITION OF RAILROAD CARS DELAYS TRANSPORT
OF GRAIN AND SUGAR BEETS
The mass transport of grain of the new harvest has begun. In many points
there is a negligent and irresponsible attitude toward the hauling of grain.
A survey conducted by workers) correspondents of Gudok has established that
not,all railroad car sectors have repaired rolling stock well. On some bases
dirty cars and care with holes in them, totally unfit for 3rain, have been put
into tie .reserve for carrying grain.
Recently a meeting was he~.d on the question of the preparation of the
Southeastern Railroad System for carrying the grain of the new harvest. It
was reported that this year the system was better prepared than ever before
and that 60 percent more cars had been put into reserve than in 1949. How-
ever, an inspection showed that the condition of the cars put into reserve
was unsatisfactory. Meanwhile, at seyeral,pointa on the system, loading of
grain has been held up because of the poor condition oP the cars.
On the North Caucasus Railroad System, an inspection has revealed a clearly
unconacientious attitude on the part of some depot heads in regard to the quality
of repair of; rolling stock for grain.
On the Stalin System, an investigation showed that one sixth of all rolling
stock needs a second repairing. On the Simferopol' Division, more than one
fourth of the care inspected had defects.
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On the Turkestan-Siberian Railroad System, rolling stock for carrying
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During 1949, almost 70 percent of she cars prepared for carrying grain
on the Turkestan-Siberian System had defects in the bodies and floors. They
had holes in the^~ because green lumber was used for repairs. The same mis-
takes are being repeated this year.
Gathering of the new grain harvest began during 'the first days of ~~.u1e
in the sou?chern parts oP the Odessa and Nikolayev regions. However, a large
part of the storehouses have still not been prepared to receive the new grain.
To clear the storehouses in time, the Odessa System should increase loadings
of grain from the 1949 harvest
The directors of the Odessa System try to explain their shortcomings by
a lack of empty cars. However, there are plenty of boxcars on the system:
Reserves are not being utilized. Boxcars are being used to carry freight
which could be carried in flatcars.
Completely unpermissible shortcomings hay:. been discovered in the organi-
zation of grain carrying, especially on the Stalin Railroad System. The Dol-
gintsevo and Zaporozh'ye divisions of this system are not satisfying the de-
mands of the "Zagotzerno" (grain-procurement) points for freight cars; the
divisions waste the cars which are supposed to be loaded with grain by load-
ing them with lower-priority freights. The Stalin System must improve its
operations.
The North-Donbass Railroad System is not handling the repair of empty
cars for grain hauling correctly. On the Vinnitsa System, there are cases
where repaired cars have to be returned to car-repair points because of the
l.ow quality of the original repairing.
This year; the railroads will have to carry about 30 percen+. more sugar
beets than last year. The experience of 1949 indicates that it is exceedin,,ly
important to unload the beets on schedule from the very first. During the fall
of 1949, delays with unloading impeded the rapid transport of sugar beets on the
Vinnitsa, Southern, and other railroad systems,
Ae is known, beets in large quantities are carried on flatcars. $owever,
only 12 tons of beets can be carried on one car, even with high sides; in other
words, only about 60 percent of the capacity of the car is utilized. As a re-
sult, several hundred thousanc? additional cars have to be loaded each year. Ac-
cording to a government decision, all cars included in beet-carrying trains
should be equipped with special removable sides. However, the suggestion of
two engineers for suitable sides for the flatcars, accepted in 1949 by the Min-
istry o: Food Industry, was turned down 23 August by the Main Com:iercial Admin-
istration of the idinietry of 't'ransportation, and the flatcars are running only
partially loaded.
It is necessary to accelerate the r-.moval of sugar from last year remaining
in y~lant storehouses.
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