EAST GERMAN RAILROADS: ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL; SHIPMENTS FROM THE USSR AND CHINA BRIDGE AT GOERLITZ; REPAIR SHOPS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007200710006-1
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August 8, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A007200710006-1 L WrIUAJr R4 s..,B-C-R.Z-j CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY I N FORMATION REPORT COUNTRY East Germany/USSR/China SUBJECT East German Railroads: Administration and PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. Personnel; Shipments from the USSR and China; Bridge at Goslrlitz; Repair Shops THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATION"Wft * OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS. IECTI*NI T*3 AND 751. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TMM$IIIGNIOOR?RtvI? , ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN WHAVVIND FR~fQMj IS PROHIBITED RY LAN' THE RE-RGGUCTMIN OP THIS FGIIM M/ MgP1Na.+ . ?,.~ A AL 1. A It, =,IS*=. r. a 1oe~ maintenance shop in the The GDR is going to import 5,000 tons of grain from Red Chi locomotivsS must have a so-called "l N _0 pass" of the permanent crews of the looomotiift - anent crew must consist of only four locomotive engineers. 25X1 Recently, train personnel has also been recorded on 1 In this way, regular locomotive brigades have been f the personnel of these brigades live in West Berlin. this measure is to exclude railroad personnel living in East ler entering the Western sectors of the city.31 2. On 21 May 19557 it was learned that 120 railroad tank cars loaded with crude oil had arrived daily in the GDR from Brest-Litovsk sino the late February 1955. 2 3. REPORT CD NO. DATE DISTR. 8 August 1955 NO. OF PAGES 3 25X1 NO. Of ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION the cost for the transpo of the grain is three times the price or the commodity itself. grain is to be shipped by rail. 'f the Gin railrs. e. 3 On 20 April 1955, the following employees of the Ministry of Traffic were discharged without notice: 25X1 Thiede (fnu) main accountant of the GDR Reiohebahn Kleinsang (fnu) Hauptreferent in the Accounting Department of the GDR Reichsbahn Hielscher (fnu) chief of the Finance Department. The officials were probably discharged because of the financial difficulties CLASSIFICATION S,BE_C k.~ ix AIR IN FBI Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A007200710006-1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 5. The new railroad bridge over the Neisse river near Goerlitz has not yet been opened. Residents of Goerlitz stated that sections of the bridge had sunk,and that additional repair work has thus become necees~. Scaffolds were observed on the eastern portion of the structure. "arge quantities of construction material were seen on the bridge which was guarded by Soviet soldiers wh9 VIAWM bl ?bsaaered red epaulets. 4 6. Since November 1954, the' MW, *000, z border station had been fully staffed. In late AtMU-310% -xullrftA And customs personnel were returned to their home stations. Customs officials stated that load tests made on the railroad bridge had proved that the bridge was not sage. It was, however, expected, that the Goerlitz border station would soon be opaned to traffic. 4 7. status 28 April 1955, the following railroad maintenance shops and locomgO ive service stations were located in Railroad Maintenance Shov Ostbahnhof. Lichtenberg Rummelsburg Erkner Schoeneweide Jueterbog Grunewald Seddin Pankow Basdorf Frankfurt (Passenger Station) Frankfurt (Marshaling Yard) RBD Berlins .., Number of s Looomat1 .s Stalls for ~ 3eaed' Bhnlossss Lpoomotives 40 460 67 842 Strausberg 8 40 524 16 127 69 718 Koenigswusterhausen 24 165 42 516 Teltow 3 23 3 Rehagen-Klausdorf - 8 2 Ludwigefelde - 3 Wuensdorf - 9 Dahme (narrow-gauge) 3 18 25 491 58 761 Potsdam 28 41 822 Nauen 53 65 620 25 260 Oranienburg 6 56 88 864 Wriezen 6 57 11 Fuerstenberg/Odor 1 10 - Fuerstenwalde 6 41 6 Dolgelin - 3 - Muenaheberg 2 10 2 Gross-Neuendort 2 18 2 162 850 Kietz 20 Beeskow 19 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 This measure is connected with trawl restrictions to West Berlin add West Germany imposed on GDR railroad personnel after about 18 May 1955. The measure is also designed to reduce p; um the number of s German locomotives opsratiM'ip *Rt Sad4a at the time when a sealing off of West Berlin goes it4 . -,Comment. According to available information crude oil deliveries from the USSR to Nast German hydrogenation plants did not begin befo A,rii_ Wrrim cn to on railroad tank ears were observed arriving daily. These oil imports probably supplement or replace 25X1 25X1 the previous crude oil shipments from Austria. 3. ~mment? The discharge of the railroad employees mentioned and their assignments were reported previously. 4. I Comment. The reeosatraettoa of the railroad viaduct over the Noise* river near Gserli si was completed in ?etober 1954. It appears that load tests on the undamaged portion of the viaduct revealed damages to the structure, which had not been noticed before. 25X1 A tabulation of all maintenanoe shops and 1 25X1 s a shops for the entire GDR was transmitted previously. 25X1 The it esent report oontainextedditlon al i nformation 25X1 on the number of locomotives and personnel assigned to the individual installatios5 in HBD Berlin. SECRET 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 CLASSIFICATIONIe~%::= CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY rr + a INFORMATION* REPORT ..s, 1 40 W1040 W raw, 40 COUNTRY East Germr j/USSR/China i ersonnel; Ship?aonts from the USSR sand China; !)ridge at Gosrlitz; Repair Shops ,V % a ss St 4; #0 14+ 1E+' SUBJECT Last German Railroads: /ldrdinistration and PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. M118 uN55t 00awNS 11WONN0110N snac+ntis nis N011a*L ssnMS1 N 1N5 1L111 IN118. 1111 11 =5 N50NIu w 1111* Se. 0*0110*0 70s 00 104. Or 1115 it. 1. 05a. 0*005000. 110 "mum" 0! 5t10L- ?1500 N 11s ODr1551s 10 a 115551/1 n All 05M111155" !50000 is 0somsflto N uw 1N5 upon*"" Or1NS 00 U.News110* The GDR is going to import 5,000 tons of Jrqtin from Red China 25X1 25X1 1. Effective tritl the sums ar time table, .Alich went in force during the ni,;ht of 21 :Say 19 55, trains operating through the Western sectors of Berlin or to and from the 'r,es tern sectors of the city i:ilzS"+. oe pu:lu%: '..,y iv~v+.iu i,i /a11 tr~8i ;cauu ~u a locomotive maintenance shop in the `,esters sectors of Berlin. These loooi,iotives must have a so-called "locomotive pass" on which the names of the permanent crews of the loco:.,otic es are Listed. A permanent crew must consist of only four locomotive engineers anct four firemen. Recently, trr.in personnel has alto :been recorded on locomotive passes. In this way, regular locomotive brigades have been formed. Lost of the personnel- of these brilaaes live in ,test Berlin. The intention of this measure is to exclude railroad personnel :living in East Berlin from entering the Western sectors of the city-1 2. On 21 :Say 1955, it was learned that 120 railroad tank cars loaded with crude oil had arrived daily in the GDR from Br?ast-Litovsk since. late February 1955. 2 3. REPORT QD NO. DA'I 'S' 8 August 1955 NO. OF PAGES NOM. OF ENCLS. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION TI1is the cost for the transportation of the grain is. three ices the price or the commodity it3elf. Drain is to be shipped by rail. 4. On 20 April 1955, t,ie following employees of the I;.inistry of Traffic were discharged without notice: Thiede (fnu) main accountant of the GDR Reichsbahn Kleinsang (fnu) :iauptreferent, in the Accounting Department of the GDR Reichsbahn Hielscher (fnu) S!~ chief of the Finance Department. The officials were probablZ c04reecaf the financial difficulties of the GDR railroads. 3 k to STATE ___IX NAVY ARMY F,, X AIR CLASSIFICATION 3_E- u- NSRB DISTRt a Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 5. The new railroad bridge over the Neisse river near Goerlitz has not yet beon opened. Residents of Goerlitz stated that sections of the bridge had sunk,and that additional repair work has thus become necessary. Scaffolds were observed on the eastern portion of the structure.. Large quantities of construction material '.sere seen on the bridge which was guarded b,;! Soviet soldiers who wore black-bordered red epaulets. 4 6. Since ":ovember 1954, the new Ggorzolec -Goerlitz border station had been fully staffed. In late April 195, railroad and customs personnel were returned to their home stations. Cust.jns officials stated that load tests made on the railroad bridge had proved that the bridge was not safe. It was, however, expected, that t;.e voerlitz border st:.tion would soon be opened to traffic. 4 7. status 28 A .ri1 1955, the following railroad maintenance shops and locomotive service stations were located in RBD Berlin: Railroad Locomotive Number of : L:aintenance Service Locomotives Stalls for Shop Station Assii*ned Zmplo_vees Locomotives Ostbahnhof 40 460 Lichtenberg 67 842 Strausberg 8 Ru.. z.elsburg 40 524 Lrkner 16 127 Schoeneweide 69 718 Koenigswusterha usen 24 165 Jueterbog 42 516 Teltow 3 23 3 ttehajen-Klausdo rf 8 2 sf elde Ludwi 3 ,; ",uensdorf 9 Oahme (narrow-g auge) 3 18 ~Grune -vald 25 491 Seddin 58 761 Potsdam 28 41 822 I+auen 53 Pankow 65 620 Basdorf 25 260 Oranienburg 56 Frankfurt 88 664 (Passenger Station) .,:riezen 6 57 1F`uerstenberg/Od er 1 10 - . Fuerstenwalde 6 41 6 Dolgelin - 3 - :..uencheber~; 2 10 2 Gro s s-Neuendorf 2 18 2 Franl: furt 850 (."..arshalin; Yard) nietz 20 Beeskow 19 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200710006-1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A007200710006-1 a t 3. nt. This measure .,est Berlin and '.rest Gernany about 18 .'.:ay 1955. The Leasure is also desi6-ned Uerrhan locomotive operating off of .est Berli toes into is connected with travel restrictions to imposed on GDR railroad ucrsor:nel aftAr to reduce to a L,inin.um the number of :ast in '.pest Berlin at the time when a sealing effect. . raent t.eco. ding to available infora,ution crude oil deliveries Trot the U-3 0H to S,st German hydrogenation plants did not beZin befor ~,pril. From 50 to 90 railroad tank cars ..ere observed arrivin. daily. These oil imports probably supplement or replace previous crude oil shipments from austria. Coent. the discharge of the railroad employees mentioned and their aesi,~,*nments ,.ere reported previously. The reconstruction of the railroad viaduct over the ;:eisse rimer near Goerlitz was completed in October 1954. It appears that load tests on- the undam& red not been. noticed before A LCox ment. %A tabulation of all maintenance shjps jid loc0Liotivo the ,resent report contains additiongl in, orr..ation on the nu:a ex` of locomotives and personnel assigndd to the `individual installations in i213D Berlin. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A007200710006-1