DDR RAILROAD TANK CAR SITUATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009200490008-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REP R.T
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COUNTRY Germany (Rusaian Zone)
SUBJECT DDR flailroad Tank Car Situation
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DATE DISTR.
9 Nov, 1951
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CENTRAL INTFLI.iG
THIS IS UN.EVALUATED INFORMATION
1. As of nzidds r 195l there were approximate: 12,000 tank cars in the DARE The
German State Rail,- is x resents- attempting to count and register al taxi . Asa
2,. Of the estimated total of 12.,000 tank oars., all are constructed of iron e::cept for 196
aluminum tank cars. and 11 stainless steel tank cars,
3. The estimated tote, of i2.,)000 tank cars i be divided into the following, categories
according to the comrdity being transportecis
a cars have two axles
~i35 it 60 IT three 41
625 of it it - four 11
6 it It of six of
Of tho ostiruated 12,000 tank cars in the OD:
Anproximatelr 6,11)0 'melont, to the Tank Car Office (bes,>el~ra rn 7 itste2le) of
the German State thilway.
bO About 2,500 belonG to the ?'1^ttsP (3)
c, About 910 belong to the Tank Car -office and are rented on a monthly basis tc the
1W
, 3 IS.
dp Approxi aately 2.,537) belong to the 3ermn State ?Iathvays but are under the aad-
miniatrative control of the Tan'; Car Office.. (4). The;,s cars, called from the
''.uesIarr. 7isternenwagen ffir :.:Lwra181-.viss, are used for X1,11 gasoline and diesel uel
shipmentsr.
e m About r,'00-700 are the property of ivate owners,
7. Of the estimated 6.100- tan',,, cars belongir~;, to the Tank Gar Office
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corn flg
Tank cars rented out (on a day to day basis) 5,,,749
P 200 cars (rented to 3irerke for transporting; paraldehyde
from 3unawerke to USSr; 1
S 217 cars (rented to 36h1en for transporting aviation Zc.soline
to USSR) 247
Lt 650 cars (for transporting !ietano1 from Leunawerke to USSR) 89
Total 6,26
P L U S
Special liquid, cxnen tan" cars
II:~~itag 3/, -wag +~1 )
V.litag 6, : m7 3ochum 1)
14
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6,271
Erd 1 A. G. `wank cars
111
unregistered tank cars
7
tax*. car chassis
11,
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Total.
132
132
leaving a total of
belonging to the Tank Car Office.
Of this total,,
6,139 taulk cars
5,273 tank cars have two axles
35 n se rt three
825 tt to it four rt
6 t9 it it Sn it
6,139
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axles each ,Composition
L&,662 rerul tank cars 2
196
16 motor fuel (T r eibgas) 2 26,000
90 special sectional tank 2 7.0000
c (
Topfwagcra) (5)
265 tan.' cars now used
for shi? pin,G sand, cement,
et-q11
8,500
14 special oxygen tank 2 31,0
Car.` 00
35 tank cars 3 9300
x
666 tan '&N- cars 4 13,50a
39 motor - fuel (Treibgas) 30,855
120 tan!: cars now used 4 5oo
f
or Rhinpin ssn% Cement,
etc..
6 motor fuel (Treibgaa)
6,139
.2, 000
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Total value
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iron 37,,296,000
aluminum 3 0234,0
iron 1,196,0
630,000
2,252,50o
325,500
,0991
Xhooo
l,20.3,3145
1, 7t0,ooL,
252,000
57m55h$315 25X1
9. Of bn estimated total of 2,500 tank cars,, called Ziaternenwagen fi3r .inoral13w+eiss (Z.ky)
w o axle Fay aac]
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On hand 2307 186 2193
Inoperative 118 6 124
Total count
2189
8,000
2 16, 500
130
2369
In this total are included the 1297 taro's cars contained. in the S 217, P 20and :.1 650
categories. (6)
101, tan!- cars arc rented by the Tank Car Office on the foll.oiri.nz price
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69 0'?: East Per 30 day month for regular two axle iron tank car
3 rt " day two-w
4 It r:~ rr two-axle ~ldffi~.~1~7~ tan""-- car
two -axle luau lined tank car (of Jaich there are 50)
rr to it rr
two-cle sectional tank cars (Topfwagen)
2.65 rt ft It rr two-axle acid car
7,30 r' rr rr regular four-axle tank car
9 IT a IT rr four-axle stainless steel. car
4.50 rt rr n rP . tyro-axle stainless steel tank car
ll. ',"ha ouneral condition of taxi'" cars is fair, While uh?' condition of acid cars varies
from fair to pocr.
l.. It is prq'aa..l:e that all fuel cars are unloaded in 3rest since Russian locomotives =:r e
not weal, suited for pulling German cars. 1z the case of acid cars (which cannot be
unloaded because of lack of acid unloading facilities in 3rest), the wheel axles are
extended to Russian yaugc and adapted German locomotives are probably used to laaul t';e
acid cars to their destinaticnao
:L3. All fuels and cher~lcsl being tranbportcd to the L'5SR are guarded by ausaian soldiers
and German Volkspolizei (wearing green hatch :rith a white G)
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(l) Sinco at least 1370 tank cars are constantly undergoing repairs,
the. lev total figure in this estimate may be ho:; many 25X1
tar'; car-. zra available for use on any given day).
(2) The difference in ratio between metric tons and. Titers is t-
tributdcl a zero-ace in specific gravity of liquid transported in tank cars).
(3) : It is anticipated that these tank cars will be registered with
the Bank Car Office on approximately 15 September 1951) ,.
riven o t ae "anc ar Office by the end of 1951)
(.) t It is anticipated that
these tank cars will be 25X1
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each)
Sectional tank cars have 12 containers (TSpfe) containing 12)3 liters
(6) This duplication of the l97 tank cars for transport to TJSSR. in
ae uh offal docu nts appears to be a bookkeeping error),,
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