LOCOMOTIVES AND RAILROAD CARS AVAILABLE IN EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900550001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 8, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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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 OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT MT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED MT LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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cars were available in the GDR:
^?,:l r: of locomotives status 31 Octo'cr 1954:
Park of Operational Locomotives ar:a;ed Total
Serviceable Under Repair Locomotives
ear Locomotives
fl n.,. -_rJ-~;aase locomotives 4,081 1,466 936 4 j
c1ar. r. locomotives - - - -
:,rrow- u2e locomotives 165 64 3
lac.,ric locomotives 2 12 100 194
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t' er- t;rrc po;rered locomotives 351 252 90 6(
-oers of freight cqrs, status 31 October and 30 November 1954: Ot},er lreicht
l)a'~e 1954 Total Gondola. Cars Boxcars Flatcars Tank Cars Cars
711 October 141,432 61,555 38,978 25,843 12,533 2,523
60 'loverber 142,036 63,533 38,920 24,239 12,595 2,74" 2
lncludinL the following average numbers of freight cars under repair: Other ~reigb L
10, otal Gondola Cars Boxcars Flatcars Tank Cars Jars
October 11,264 5627 2,302 1,9';3 1,140 1.1/
30 "ovel.ber ,166 4,844 1,964 17565 900 19>'
STATE
East Germany
DATE DISTR. 8 March 1955
Locomotives and Railroad Cars Available NO. OF PAGES 2 25X1
in East Germany
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
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AIR X FBI
DISTRIBUTION
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T?;,tubers of non-freight cars, status 31 October 1954:
-ne of Cars Total Parr: of Operational Cars Damaged
Serviceable Under Repair Cars
... Passenger cars
including
11,517 9,930 1,228 359
cars running in passenger trains 8,716 7,463 923 330
including
Express train coaches 988 723 154 111
Fast train coaches 184 l2e! 58 6)
Passenger train coaches 7,170 6,410 610 150
Rail motor cars 317 174 96 4.7
Sleepers 22 12 2 8
Diners 35 24 3 8
:-bah- cars 1,468 1,295 173 -
u{age vans 1,333 1,172 132 29
b. Luggage vans attached to freight 1,178 1,078 94 6
trains
c. ,"arrow-gauge cars 810 707 91 12
Railroad service cars 1,716 1,160 24 532
e. ;.'Pail vans 827 727 86 it
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Comment. Compare -I to September 1954, the number of standard-gauge locomotives
decreased by 5 which were probably deactivated from the park of damaged locomotives;
-e total number of narrow-gauge locomotives remained constant while the number
of serviceable locomotives of that type increased; the numbers of electric .ard
otlier locomotives remained constant.
Cor:ment. Compared to September 15'54, the total number of freight cars increased
b5(4, which were probably newly produced by 30 November. The number of gondola cars
shows an increase of 2,000 while the number of flatcars decreased by 1,800. It is
unknown whether the numbers of gondola cars and flatcars available really
fluctuated to this extent, because it is possible to convert flatcars to gondola
cc b, fitting them with sidewalls and vice versa.
Com,,.ent. The number of freight cars under repair decreased considerably.
increased by 101, including 14 fast train coaches and 93 passenger train coaches
nhich were possibly newly manufactured.
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