RAILROAD FREIGHT AND CARS AVAILABLE IN EAST GERMANY

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany ;;
SUBJECT Railroad Freight-anal.
Cars Available in E
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. ^ITNIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 71$
AND 754. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMII$14N OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT IT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
II PROHIBITED. RT LAW THE RE-RODY,CTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED,
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE DISTR.
5 April 1955
NO. OF PAGES
2
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Park of freight cars.
Da`,e in Total Gondola Boxcars Flatcars Tank Cars Other Cars
1954 Cars
31 July
141,888
31 August
141,798
31 September
141,672
61,932 38,537 26,168 12,728 2,523
61,847 38,536 26,164 12,728 2,523
61,671 38,702 26,048 12,728 2,523 1
Tncluding the following numbers of cars in need of repair:
July 18,898 10,345 3,551 3,300 1,424 278
August 16,026 8,842 3,149 2,389 1,404 242
September 12,207 6,613 2,289 1,859 1,209 237
2. Par
Ty
k
pe
of non-fre
of Cars
ight c
ars, stat
us of $ Septemb
Total Op
Ser
er 1954:
erationa
viceable
l C
U
ars
nder Repair
Damaged
Cars
a. Pa
sse
nger train
cars
11.416 9,8
09
1,
196
411
in
clu
Pas
ding
senger car
s
8.,412 7,3
44
888
380
inc
E
luding
xpress tra
in coa
ches
988 6
93
168
127
F
ast train
coache
s
170 1
49
15
6
.
P
assir t
riiilza-r
;W"7
645
11"
x NAVY X NSRB DISTRIBUTION
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;fail motor cars
Sleepers
Diners
320
22
35
173
13
25
97
1
2
S-bahn cars 1,468 1,285 183
Luggage vans running 1,336 1,180 125
pas senger train
in
50
8
8
Luggage vans attached to 1,182 1,074 92 16
freight trains
TTarrow'-gauge cars 807 696 93 1
Gailroad service cars 1,770 1,178 44 548
vans 827 720 101 6
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cars were available in 1-April 1954:
Gondola cars
i oxca.rs
~'latears
VW
iigh
th
Discrepancies
:r the numbers o cars, which are s
in
e num er of boxcars and flatcars
and large for gondola cars and tank cars, are partly attributable to the fact
that cars are continuously deactivated and newly added. The following numbers
of cars ,.,ere scheduled to be deactivated and newly manufactured in 1954:
Deactivated Newly =;ianura.ctured
Flatcars
Gondola cars 2,364
oxca.rs 511
7'0
1,150
=orL.ient . Accord ink to a previous re)ort a total of 11a 395 passen.~~er train
'
cars, includin_ <
, r 1G serviceable c and 521 :; anaged
crtr,, were available on 30 June 195 Compared to the
previous information, the number of slightly. The
r_ :s2 er ol.r bagnaL e cars, railroad service cars and nar_ruv-~ __ os c?rs ( ca catied
S i0htl~, robably because of deactivation.
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65,551
38,429
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CLAASIFICATION bEC: ,T
CENTRAL INTEWGPCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Railroad Freight and 01her
Cars Available in East Germany
'LACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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OF 1st UU$M 5181{!. MUM IN 50110100 M URLS /5, IUSUNS 10
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DATE DISTR. 5 April 1; 55
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T%a fallowing information on the number of railroad freight and non-freight
care available in the GDR
Park of freight cars.
Date in
Total Gondola
Boxcars
Flatcar.
T#0 Gyre
Other Cars
1954
?
Cars
31 July
141,888
61,932 *
38,537
26,168
12,728
2,523
31 August
141,798
61,847
389-536 .
26,164
12,728
2,523
31 September
141,672'
'?'61,671
38,702
26,048
12,728
2,523
Including the following numbers of cars in need of repair:
July 18,898 10,345 3,551 3,300 1,424 278
August 16,026 8,842 3,149 2,389 15404 242
September 12,207 .61613 -2,289 1,859 1,209 237
2. Park of non-freight care, s$atus of,'30'September 1954:
Type of Cars
a. Passenger train cars
Total Operational Cars Damaged
447
3s Viable Under Repair Care
11.416
9,809
1,196
including
Express train coaches
988
693
168
127
Fast train coaches
170
149
15
6
Passenger train coaches
7,077
6,291
605
131
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Rail motor cars 320 -173 97
50
Sleepers
22
13
1
8
Diners
35
25
2
8
S-bahn cars
1,468
1,285
183
-
Luggage vans running
in passenger train
1,336
1,180
125
31
b.
Lugga&.?e vans attached to
freight trains
1,182
1,074
92
16
Farrow-gauge cars
807
696
93
18
Railroad service cars
1,770
1,178
44
548
Mail vans
827
720
101
6
1a ~JComment. According to previous information, the following numbers of freight
cars were available won 1,April 1954:
Gondola cars
Boxcars
Flatcars
Tank ,cars
Discrepancies
in the numbers o cars, which are slight, the number of boxcars and flatcars
and large for gondola cars and tank cars, are partly attributable to the fact
that care are continuously deactivated and newly added.. The following numbers
of cars were scheduled to be deactivated and newly manufactured in 1954:
Deactivated ,,Newly Manufactured
Gondola cars 21364 700
Boxcars 511 1,150
Flatcars 493
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2. ~ Comment. According to a previous report, a totalof 31,395 passenger train LOAi
cars, were avai table;. on Su June 1!)54;
previous information,"`the number of 'p'assenger cars increased slightly. The-
number of baggage cars, 'railroad service cars and narrow-gauge cars decreased
slightly, probably because of deactivation.
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38,429
25t463
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