1. REICHSBAHN PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. 2. URANIUM SHIPMENTS 3. REICHSBAHN SCRAP COLLECTION 4. PROPOSED LAYING OF BROAD GAUGE RAILROAD LINE FROM BREST-LITOVSK TO BERLIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012400190001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 13, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Reichsbahn Plans for Improvements
2. Uranium Shipments
3. Reichsbahn Scrap Collection
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1. A siding is being built along the four-kilometer stretch of track
between Rostock and Bramow. The siding is to serve as a transfer
point for cargoes which have arrived via ship a..d are to be for-
warded by rail or which have arrived by train are to be sent on by
sea,
2. Surveying work for the large new marshalling yards at Berlin-
iwuhlheide is under way. It is expected that major construction
work will soon start.
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Uranium ore, called "Masse", which crosses the border at Frjnkfurt/
Oder, is in concentrated form and is packed in containers which are
loaded in boxcars, This "Masse" is not shipped in bulk nor in open
coal or dump cars,
During the year 1952, planned improvements and expansion within
the territory of RBD Berlin will amount to llt0,0000000 DM Last.
Between 11 January and 26 April 1952, 13,300 carloads of grain
entered the DDR at the border point of krankfurt/Oder.
6. The removal of brass hardware and fittings from the cars of Berlin
S-Kahn is being carried out at rt=w Sch8neweide. About 680 cars
are still to be processed; i=; is expected that from these 117 tons
of non-ferrous metals will be removed. The DDR Reichsbahn plans
to spend 700%000 DM Last on the project, including the costs of
labor and replacement materials.
7. Conversations 'between officials of the UDR i-:inistry of Transport
and representatives of the Soviet Control Commission on the question
of running a Russian-gauge rail line from Brest Litovsk to Berlin,
using one of the present routes, are proceeding. The Soviet
officials show strong interest in keeping the discussions alive.
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and Mtrin, the border transfer yards at Frankfurt, and thn
signal installations for the new double-tracked Frankfurt-Gtubex
line are to be regarded as priority construction projects. The
Reichebahn main office and the Soviet Control Cotimission have
agreed on this classification; the projects are to be completed
regardless of material shortages.
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