MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD INFORMATION

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001300510003-8
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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March 8, 2002
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3
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Publication Date: 
June 25, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001300510003-8 CLASSIFICATION. SmR. Ei' COr TWL - U Se OFFICIALS 01W CENTRAL INTELLIGE . NCE AGENCY REPORT NO. INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY Fast Germany SUBJECT Miscellaneous Railroad Information PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO, SOURCE 25X1X 25X1A 1? 25X1A 25X1A THIS COCU V ENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTI NG TF. E NATION AL DEFEN SE OF THR 'UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE NEANINS OF TITLE IS. SECTIONS 753 AND 794, OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TAANSHISSIOH OR NEWEL. ATlON OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECRIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IN PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. NO.OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW SUPPLEMENT TO, REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 25X1X 1. in mid-March, a VP transportation control headquarters was established in two rooms of the Schwerin regional railroad headg3;ar"e-rs. Kaiaak (f nu previously station master at Schwerin, was made chief of this headquarter,s, while one Quitkat (fnu), previously departmental chief at the Guestrow railroad subdistrict office, acts as his deputy. The timetables for the SCC and VP troop trains are to be drawn up at the head uarters in the neap future. I 4 2. On 20 March, the Cottbus regional railroad headquarters ordered that all RRym flatcars be kept available for special missions. By 23 March, all sidings usable for the parking of railroad cars had to be reported to the regional railroad headquarters in Cottbus. 2 3. On 28 March, source learned that 200 flatcars of all types had been assembled at Pillgram. On a9 March, another 100 SS and aR m flatcars Were requested by the Frankfurt/Oder railroad station. 3 4. The count of freightecars made in East Germany on 15 March had the follow.- ing result: Park of operational railroad cars: N 98,051 units on-operational railroad care: 27,399 Of which damaged cars: 20,0700 units Special purpose cars: 4,774 n Reserve cars: 2,555 n Total number of freighars available: 125,E+50 units. 4 Comment. Information on the establishment of VP transportation control headquarters in all of the eight East German railroad districts was transmitted previous1 uarters are officially designated Reichsbahn-Gegenstellen. . It is possible that these agencies will in the future also handle Soviet military shipments. 25X1A Approved For "Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-0081 OA001300510003-8 25X1A DATE DISTR. 2'; dente 1953 NO. OF PAGES 2 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001300510003-8 SECRET/CCI TROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1A 2. Go ment. This statement agrees with recent information furnished 25X1 I I according to which all. RRyr flatcars were no recor? a and ept a the exclusive disposal. of the Soviets. See 25X1A I 25X1 A 3. II Co. aen . The dispatch of heavy-duty flatcars and other flatcars to Brest Litovsk via Frankfurt/Odor was also reported by other sources. 25X1 A . This operation indicates that tanks, guns a xl motor ve_.ic es, probably for the Oolkspolizei, will soon be dispatched. from the U.S.S.R. to East Germany. Piligram is 10 km east of Frankfurt/ Oder. It is believed that the flatcars observed there will be forwarded to Brest Litovsk. 25X1A 25X1A 4. oen According to counts made on 15 January and 4 Larch 1953, 122, 790 and 127, 157 freight; ?a_ respectively 'rere available in East Gerr any. 'sP.CF ET/ :ONTROL -- U. S. OFFICILIS ONLY 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001300510003-8