RAIL AND ROAD TRAFFIC THROUGH DUSHAK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700110001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2004/02/11 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700110001-0
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
25X1
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
25X1
USSR (Turkmen SSR)
SUBJECT Rail and Road Traffic through Dushak
.25X1
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO.
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
25X1
2.
25X1
31 July 1-953
1
25X1
Attached is a report of traffic on the Trans-Caspian Railroad through
Dushak, 'Turkmen SSR, and 'of ' road traffic to and from Dushak for-the period
18 March through 3 May 1953.
25X1 Enclosure: I Ireport on rail and road traffic through Dushak
(6 pages State 4, Army 4, Navy 2, Air 4, OCD 4)
25X1
SECRET
`.ESTATE I x ARMY I X NAVY I X AIR X FBI I IAEC
AW N
%' (Note: Wosbington Distribution Indian d Y " "t maid n1a~r1 u i n Its Approve Fbor Release 20~~~02/11:CIA-RDP80-00810A001700110001-0
 Approved For Release 2004/02/11 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700110001-0
4
25X1
` SDCRRT
26/4/53 Rail westbound
eastbound
eastbound
westbound
0630
0900
1015
westbound 1100
eastbound 1310
westbound 1435
westbound 1540
eastbound 1700
westbound 1745
Road Dushak to Serakhs 0720
Serakhs to Dushak 0715
Dushak to post-i-Shurjeh 0900
Dushak to Post-i-Rhojeh 1300
25X1
Rail: No. of Cars
Road: Type Vehicle
25X1
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 12 flat
cars 4 axle, 6 gondola cars 2 axle,
7 hopper cars 2 axle, and 2 boxcars
2 axle, all red.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 16 box-
cars 4 axle, 9 flat cars 2 axle,and
15 boxcars 2 axle, all red..
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 25 tank
cars 4 axle and 12 tank cars 2 axle,
all red.
1 train, 1 green locomotive and
10 white passenger cars 4 axle.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 14 pass-
enger cars 4 axle and 1 passenger
car 2 axle, all white.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 12 tank
cars 4 axle, and 32 tank cars 2 axle,
all red.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 10
hopper cars 4 axle and 7 hopper cars,
all red.
1 green locomotive.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 6 box-
cars 4 axle, 12 flat cars 4 axle, and
16 boxcars 2 axle, all red.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 17 tank
cars 4 axle and 38 tank cars 2 axle,
all red.
1 truck,uncovered.
1 truck, uncovered.
1 truck, uncovered.
1 jeep.
Approved For Release 2004/02/11 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700110001-0
25X1
DATE TRAFFIC DIRECTION
 Approved For Release 20Q4/02/11 - - 700110001-0
SRCF T
DATE ' TRAFFIC DIRECTION
26/4/53 Road Dushak to Tedzhend 1520
(conttd) Post-i-Shurjeh to Dushak 1530
Dushak to Kaakha 1610
Bulan to Post-i-Shurjeh 1730
27/4/53 Rail westbound 0700
eastbound 0730
westbound 0845
westbound 1000
eastbound 1100
westbound 1300
eastbound 1330
westbound 1540
westbound 1720
Road Dushak to Post-i-Shurjeh 0800
?)ushak to Serakhs 0830
Dushak to Kaakha 0915
Post-i-Shurjeh to Dushak 1120
Dushak to Aqcheh 4'aleh 1300
Dushak to Serakhs 1410
Dushak to Bulan 1515
Dushak to Kaakha 1700
Post-i-Shurjeh to Dushak 1710
30/4/53 Rail westbound
eastbound 1100
westbound 1330
125X1
TUT, Rail: No. of Cars
Road: Type Vehicle
1 truck.
1 jeep.
2 trucks.
1 jeep.
25X1
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 15
gondola cars 4 axle, 8 flat cars
2 axle, 3 boxcars 4 axle,and 6 hopper
cars 2 axle, all red.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 20 tank
cars 4 axle and 40 tank cars 2 axle,
all red.
1 green locomotive.
1 train, 16 green passenger cars,
4 axle.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 12 box-
cars 4 axle, 18 boxcars 2 axle, all
red, and 2 green passenger cars 4 axle.
2 green locomotives.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 3 boxcars
4 axle, 36 flat cars 4 axle,and 1 box-
car 2 axle, all red.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 13 box-
cars 4 axle and 42 boxcars 2 axle, all
red.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 2 boxcars
4 axle and 46 tank cars 2 axle, all red
1 truck, covered.
1 green truck, uncovered.
1 truck.
1 truck, covered.
1 jeep.
1 truck, uncovered.
1 truck loaded with crates.
1 jeep.
1 truck, uncovered.
1 train, 15 green passenger cars
4 axle.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 9 flat
cars 2 axle, 6 gondola cars 4 axle,'
8 hopper cars 2 axle,and 5 boxcars
2 axle, all red.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 36 box-
cars 2 axle and 12 boxcars 4 axle, all
red.
25X1
Approved For Relea eIA7-RE)P - 081OA001700110001-0
25X1
 25X1
DATE TRAFFIC DIRECTION TIME Rail: No. of Cars
Road: Type Vehicle
30/4/53 Rail westbound 1345 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 14 red
(cont'd) hopper cars 4 axle.
eastbound 1500 1 train, 2 green locomotives, 30 tank
cars 4 axle and 26 tank cars 2 axle,
I all red.
eastbound 1550 2 green locomotives.
westbound 1800 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 11
gondola cars 4 axle, 3 boxcars 4 axle,:
8 tank cars 2 axle, 6 flat cars 2 axle,
and 5 hopper cars 2 axle, all red.
Road Bulan to Dushak 13.00 1 jeep.
Dushak to Serakhs 1130 2 trucks loaded with passengers.
Dushak to Kaakha 1230 1 truck.
Dushak to Tedzhend 1405 1 jeep.
Dushak L,o Tedzhend 1540 1 truck.
Post-i-Shurjeh to Bulan 1710 1 truck.
1/5/53 Rail westbound 0800 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 30 tank
cars 2 axle and 15 tank cars 4 axle,
all red.
eastbound 0815 1 train, 2 green locomotives, 17 box-
cars 4 axle, 13 boxcars 2 axle,and
5 flat cars 2 axle, all red.-
eastbound 0900 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 12 gondola
cars 4 axle, 5 gondola cars 2 axle,
3 tank cars 2 axle, and 8 flat cars
2 axle, all red.
westbound 1030 2 green locomotives.
westbound 1100 1 train, 13 passenger cars 4 axle and
1 passenger car 2 axle, all green.
eastbound 1315 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 8 flat
cars 4 axle, 6 hopper cars 2 axle,
5 boxcars 2 axle, and 7 flat cars
2 axle, all red.
westbound 1420 1 train, 2 green locomotives, 20 tank
cars 4 axle and 45 tank cars 2 axle,
all red.
eastbound 1640 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 12 red
hopper cars 4 axle.
eastbound 1730 1 train, 2 green locomotives, 20 box-
cars 4 axle, 32 boxcars 2 axle, all
red,and 4 extra-large,white boxcars.
Road Dushak to Post-i-Shurjeh 0700 1 yellow jeep.
Dushak to Serakhs 0820 1 blue truck, uncovered.
Dushak to north 0900 1 truck.
Dushak to Kaakha 0910 1 truck.
Dushak to Kaakha 25X11105 1 truck.
25X1 25X1
Approved For R,elea 2 04.02/11: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA0017 -01 -1
 25X1 25X1
Approved For Re 04/02/11: CIA-RDP80-00810A0 1700110001 f -1
i'r.closure
25X1
DATE TRAFFIC
DI fuCTION
TTIT
Rail: No. of Cars
Road: Type Vehicle
1/5/53 Road
Dushak to Post-i-Khojeh
1310
1 red jeep,
army.
(cont'd)
Dushak to Tedzhend
1505
1 truck.
Serakhs to Dushak
1625
1 empty tru
ck, uncove
red.
2/5/53 Rail
eastbound
.0710
1 train, 2
green loco
motives, 3
box-
easthound
0800
cars 4 axle
23 tank car
1 train, 1
, 18 tank
s 2 axle,
green loco
cars 4 axle
all red.
motive, 3 e
,and
xtra-
eastbound
1005
large,white
4 axle, and
2 green loc
boxcars,,
20 boxcars
omotives.
16 flat ca
2 axle, al
rs
l red.
westbound
1015
1 train, 15
passenger
cars 4 axl
e and
eastbound
1230
1 passenger
1 train, 2
car 2 axl
green loco
e, all gree
motives and
n.
35 red box
cars 4 axle
.
westbound
1300
1 train, 1
green loco
motive, 8 f
lat
1600
cars 2 axlo
13 gondola
4 axle, all
1 train, 2
-, 7 hopper
cars 4 axl
red.
green loco
cars 2 axl
e, and 2 box
motives, 33
e,
cars
tank
westbound
1645
cars 4 axl
all red.
2 green lo
e and 50 ta
comotives.
nk cars 2 a
xle,
westbound
1810
1 train, 1
green loco
motive, 17
Road
Serakhs to Dushak
0600
gondola ca
2 axle, and
1 jeep.
rs 4 axle,
15 boxcars
8 flat cars
2 axle, al
l red.
Dushak to Kaakha
0800
1 truck.
Dushak to Post-i-Kilojeh
0815
1 truck.
Dushak to Tedzhend
1100
1 truck.
Dushak to Bulan
1140
1 truck.
Serakhs to Dushak
1420
1 truck, u
ncovered.
Dushak to Kaakha
1430
1 truck.
Dushak to north
1500
1 truck.
Bulan to Dushak
1710
1 truck.
3/5/53 Rail
eastbound
0640 *1 train, 1 green locomotive,
westbound
0730
12 gondola cars 4 axle, 5 flat cars
4 axle, 6 hopper cars 2 axle, and
10 boxcars 2 axle, all red.
1 green locomotive.
eastbound
0910
1 train, 16 green passenger cars
1100
4 axle.
1 train, 1 green locomotive, 10 white
1130
boxcars 4 axle.
1 train, 2 green locomotives, 30 tank
cars 4 axle and 36 tank cars 2 axle,
25X1
all red.
Approved For Release 2 - - 1700110001-0
3LCR % T 25X1
 Approved For Release 200
SECFiT
oolloool- 25X1
nclosurt.
-5-
TIME RAIL: No. of Cars
ROAD: Type Vehicle
3/5/53 Rail westbound 1330 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 27 box-
(cont'd) cars 4 axle and 18 boxcars 2 axle,
DATE TRAFFIC DIRECTION
Dushak to Tedzhend 0900 1 truck.
Post-i-Shurjeh to Dushak 0910 1 army truck, empty and uncovered.
25X1
0
all red.
1400 1 train, 1 green locomotive, 4 boxcars
4 axle, 36 flat cars 2 axle, and 1 box-
car 2 axle, all red.
Road Serakhs to Dushak 0730 1 green truck, uncovered.
Dushak to Bulan
0930
Dushak to north
1200
Dushak to Kaakha
1215
Dushak to Kaakha
1300
Bulan to Post-i-Shurjeh
1420
1 jeep.
1 truck.
1 jeep.
1 truck.
1 truck.
COMMENT: The extra-lare,white boxcars reported during this'period are
about twice the size of the regular 4-axle boxcar.
2. The following is a tabulation for the period of time covered by this
report, and includes daily averages of the preceding months.
East
1953 Trains
Cars
26 April
4
155
27 April
3
132
30 April
2
84
2 locomotives
1 May
5
157
2 .May
4
2C 1
2 locomotives
VEHICULAR
"Test East ';'Jest North South
3bay 4 156
Approved For R& - - 01700110001-0
 Approved For Release 2004/0 CIA-RDPW-dO8lOAOOl 11000j-n 25X1
S,C~ ~T
:zr:clcsure
hAILhOAD h0.1L
t est Last est North ;south
J~aJ
Trains Cars Trains Cars
25X1
Daily average.
&ay 4 171 3 88 1 4 2 2
"pril 3 124 4 128 3 2 1 2
1,1arch 3 113
Feb. 3 11,0
Jan. 3 141
Dec. 4
5 11;7 3 3 1 1
4 131, 1 1 2 2
3 117 1 1 2 1
25X1
';:.CF. T
Approved For Release 2004/02/11 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700110001-0