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14-00000 $ ‘Sear 3 Ara a8 & (ooh of Fidel Cestre and Other. Ceban Personalities | BER cach Bree eel + CGaPer Ss akaey U8. C8 et ocr. Gh Otel h ees Od et, ° cy ‘a borates RESPONSIVE 10 srecFIC REQUESTED FROM fearon one HEAL QUARTERS COMMENTS | @n tear, Please return te WOR) by €a Register aay or aay wet bo 7 taterested im these pletires, alt of je IH . eich wore taken fa Guba In Getshor 1959. Gur ceatest eat Castro at. his ties -b-uee ho (eur contest) wee ualag his private elrplene ta tke search for a domed plese ta which Gani lo Glenfectse was killed, (¢f sessible, ': @ would eppresiate. t¢ $f you could have epi testes: @ede fer cur SHARE» Grvtaron/ Biel /Naak ey RP GP te
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14-00000 ~ SECRET |. oe > pe . . DeAG Fo LD ow _. , . Y ae i PROCESS SHEET FOR 00 C COLLECTIONS 4 Foe ELD Use oO Bee F ~—Eseberery £a8e & aceite Se aass - ‘e one: me ri i te ad od “aa @& eentact (items, Misa 6 of * ay ° 2" Mombat : Grek Gertes’, ‘President, Consolidated Ral huays ef Cuba . ° 1609 Meson Salth Ave. aoc &, "GOURCE Wien Title, Organination, Addven or S Bambet WOT BCISSEMINATED ALMEAGT SUPP ICA TET 3. Wats, BROW: B. 6G sucwat. eed Gara VM reriig weap 3. af Orne 4 AGENCIES. g. etwsa/meceancoes, EEVAA OLGEEMINATION CONTRES, . THI REPORT WAY. BE RELEASES TO %, & 3. 4 Soe UNLESS RESTRICTED $0 SECTIONS <°Hs* Latshihatubaha la? OF ASZACT comsEt Tans a ae en te CET e 2 B, BONUS AGENCIES FER Ge ETUMES . Seeeoury CEYERRAL PEDSTCTS 8. conewmED wits cia a tne eg & 5 abstr ake Grice CARE: GTATUS HOS WEPORT AENPCNAIVE. TO REQUIAERENTS FROM. tories Gm AsENeY, coe ae meet ea me vee RII TO GE 7 ‘ee! eS inee eneeey pea Ve vt NT peas eapoay Gr igs cae page ries oe -, FORM gg (vee rAavious. me 2 ; 7 aarrian 4 ‘SECRET aa «tele
14-00000 J Sgedptins aeto ‘ : CENTOAL INTELMOENCE AGENCY . . ' { ; Te ust Seo 763 ave Poa. mynrhonen Mplinomcten oe lumlsiecmieieeale oonae oe band . - ne, Ral troads . DATE DSTR 27 duly 196% . } : . : : fe . oe Sepplenentary te oy 3 9 , pare oF oe — RBA Sase WSBT { “ACER er. me re ; Aca. Cuba, 1961 and eariler wo, : ye (SEE A seo GG, co -*. Gaban elttzen. Refuges who left Cuba In January 1961. ae a 4 He was employed by Consolidated Railroads of Cuba for about 20 years. | = - = source of this tnformation Is. normally available for further ee oA . terrogation, should this report generate additional requi renents,/ f ° fam bg years old and | started working In November 1940 as an offlca 4 elerk In the Hevane office of the Guantanamo Western Ral i-voad Company. as 1 fa 1983. 8 was elected Vice President of the Consolidated Railways of - RE ~ Cuba, the Cuba Rallroad and the Cuba Northern Rallroad. in February. {:vsdt's _ 1954 9 was elected President of the Guantanamo Western and Vice -— a \ Prasident of the Cube Rallroad and the Cuban Northern Rallroad.. in dune - LMEtL: 1958 t was elected President of the Consolidated patter of Cuba aati oo “+ § held this position until October. 1960 whan pra confise =. | ‘| @ated by the Cuban | ent by Law Decree} cn a eit ¥ left.Cuba ay jon & Jan’61.. a, ree ee a ‘Can. you tell me what was the ‘Length of the main Hones ‘operated by a! eomson carriers [n Cubs and whet v was: ‘the total | Tengeh of all branch - a ‘Tings . combined? tape woute oni tiger ioncirs Pe tncvet av mn ewan zy “T ean only speak for the ml Teage of the conso! I dated. ‘Ret lways of can 2iy ' . Guba, which ran from.senta Clare. to Camaguey toe Ssatiage de Cuba te - - :. @uantanamo, | would. ay that the main line and. the branches. ‘combined would be 1400 pias miles, =~ gee § $07 G. What wal ght ‘of ral ts most commen non matailinesT whet 1s the we, ane approxlmate age’ of mast matting rall and ara. tle sletas commonly used? wo + ae as t would sey the mast conmenly used ral! 16 00 ue par yards About 7 B her cent of the main tine has. 125 Iba per yard. éfdinga generally use . s be per yard. The eppronimete age of mast of the mal Has all a 4 1 te a years. Tle plates. are sanmonty uted. a rn 4 : citig: tee hen t ve ’ ae tO Se . ea : a a ot . . . Pic Cte ti nf oth iN eae ae ‘alah Bags ae fee a, eth : oir worn ta Maa “ewe Botua 2 . CAST fa wt adhe: me ees ib ath he ‘rye * Seog eager arabe antes sited fh enal 2 tOb Saket da ines & : 4 3 te bigest ge, Ma a ae 7" jks es fe : eae "at + fi i tip ae 1 a a te ; ee Ey LY oF ae | a ae aus 1964 ie hee TMA fret tence x ; eae rss eee Tw ay i sil Ws Raia id 7
$~E-£-8-E-T -2-< ceey ae &, Q. How many thes calst per kiloseter of via iine? what type of ties are - wsed? Are ties tresred; if so, in what aecnort het is the avarage ilfe of ties fn ealacling service? can you sive aa estiaate of the average age of tles now im the aala lise? la. Yo twa best of my recollection, thers are close go three thaisand ties ° ‘per kilomater of main tine. The ties are of hard wood but they are not treated. “The average life of the ties Is about 1§- years and i would say that the average 43¢ of the tles nae on the main lias Is about 1§ years. $.Q.Locate and indicate size, of grtacipal frat ght classification yerds and other __| freight yerds. - Ft . *y ‘A. Our aaln classification yards ware at Senta Clare, Camaguey, Horen, | Santiago de Guba, and Guantanamo. t 6.| @ Locate and describe the principal reo shor for stees and for diesel | fecometives. exponen = ARRAS WEA Ss = eR th edn she) SF + « eect a dacinoeettoe SRO a IA? Claw he ao aman bro@ ie + ‘ 2 3 ¢ id i i t t f 1 Ope 7. a. _ A. We had complete repalr shops for both : stean and diese! locomotives tn the eastern uutskirts of Camaguey City. As a matter of fact, these shops aere_ : | ghown on tha map of Camaguey City which appears on the road map of Cuba: ', | published by Esso Standard O11, $ A, In 1956. iS ob ot ey crerener er sas ‘Ay . 5 Q. Locate and deseribe the principal repal ¢ shops for freight and passenger. ears. - J “ot _, passenger cars, The Consolidated Rallways of Cuba did ali of thelr oan repairs oo aa ni | A. The same shops In Camaguey Clty were used for the repair of frefght and ae r | “and In addition they did work for various sugar mills fn the eres. i . “ . a. ts any pert of the system electrified? : i ‘ foo a ae oA eae Teves a ‘Ho. The Consolidcced Ral ways of Cuba hed 84 dlesels and six steam: engines. | : e “The six steam engines ware used more or less for eooargency work. - “ee “What Is the number and total langth of tunnels? he ‘There are no tunnels on the systen.. oe by coNt ey “Anerson, mF he a. “State the tuber of lceomot ives fa each anjor category. of dtesel, “steam os is ool: and electrics and, Insofar as possible; brank: the totals, oma by horsepower, : eae and. country Cd origin. . Z Ae as \ have ‘stated, we had ah diesel engines “end: six: ‘steam. engines. 5 y de not ‘_Pemember the -decalls about these but. |: know thet some-. of the d - je N60 horsepower, sone 900, jand seme. 600 to ® 650 horsepower: bee “ Ae ia afratd thet | cannot give you accurate fqures. $ know that. we had: over ‘ “Que thousand. freight eare but t de not r the exact number nop dol; = of ho renanber the number of passerger ca s0/ | The @ "on filer res ' pateriel sonteins thie Infermatl . oO EE Vs & Ware’ shy passenger or frat ght ears equipped with . rol ter bearings? ' Ae Neb, bone, but ! do net ranember how MENY ae ag GEA F the Oe Are diesel: Iconotl ves: operated In. maltipie®. + prema trees Caceanibuarhe As Yes, but rot always. (18 denen * ¢ the gepl ond tha , oo Oradea of the Hite, . an Me apes ae ah Co ge Ch ly vie ‘ cea ae ven dots if ‘<a eos 4 hen car: { . ’
14-00000 tLe SHE Sebek-T. | : 15. @. Goes esch freight trala carry 8 caboose on its rear end? . : ” 16, Q. What Is the averege and eax leu speed of passenger tralas between stops? : . * pee in. ae us oro RRR ornate teliicne IGS eRe * phecma ree o> &. Maxtmass speed was 50 alles per hour and average of not more then 30 alles per hour. ‘ ites Beaton meet UF. Q.. Can yeu give the number of enployees of the common earrier rat }roads? as there a seasonal varlation ta exployacat? : ; BRE I “a ey “A. -§ ean only speak for the Consolidated Raliways of Cuba which had over 10 thousand employees. Thera was & Seasonal variation but It was vary slight. 18. Q. Can you describe the aatn fretght haulage pattem of the cal lity. systers Oo .. of ‘Cuba? indicate aajor commod! thes and direction of- moverant. . = , 4 Re etter A. t ean speak only | for ths Consol idated- Rat lways af ‘Cuba. The matin traffic SoA ; was on the Cuba Rallroad and thé Western Ral lroad of Cuba. The heaviest traffic | . oo, =» Was from Camaguey ‘to Nuevitas. The Consolidated Rallways of Cuba handled re mo ' \@ne- third of the Cuban sugar ¢rop, 30 that most of ‘the traffic was frai the 2 | “ os ‘ . gugar mills to the coast. However,. the railway aise handled cattle, rice, — yo egetables and of} and other conmodi thes. mo ae ot | WG. @. What Is the average length of hael? (Tats: was stated In a 1952 report J; @& 36.8 kilometers + se 4 would say that I 1960 Ie wes about the save as to 1952. Q@. What are the principal routes of pessenger movement? How dense sre oe ‘Ac 1 would say to: end from Havana, { would estimate that tn this traffic aie _the ratl roads carried about six thousand passengers F per. ioaae oy ir : i! it is not a set gat ean, factor. ae is ans it ae if ot : # : a mt ge ie vey “ae tet we ert sf al soon eotal. woes f-movendat ot Cub Cheha er wee 7 he 4 weuté. say’ ; thee It ts aot very ype te we . poe “gq, With: respect co Imports. and exports, what arta are ‘uded for- grostest . Taterchange. of tonnage between. the rat treads. open Serene To what er 7. these sem ports: or any ethers used for | with cous tule, AL Speaking ‘tor the. Consol dated pat ways: of cibe, 1 would say ‘Nuovi tes, -: * Farafa, Pastel! ilo, Sungiago de Cubs, Boquercn, Anti tia, Sunta- Crug dal Sur, “ end Castide, |. would say thet eny Interchange wlth: onasewise shipping, te. _ Insignificant. ° Q. In what condition are: ‘the » prinatpat highways of. ‘at Ma + A; there ie enly one. natn highway on. the tetand: ‘wht ch rund praceieelty. “the ~ " antive length of the istand from Pinar del Ric to Hevane 30 ‘Santiago ae ules , vale hi ghwey was In poor eondjelen when t. t@ nina fube: tal “ we inh, er Heel serahi rf nent pe Meat He a ae ae tune, weed ond serprer anneal as. wes wey:
74-90000 . i B-e-£-n-€-9 . a & a * hea 1.20% ateeabaistion ’ + - 26." Q. What Is the genaral patterns end direction of flaw of this traffic? ' ; A. From country to cities. i \ . 27. Qa What considerations deteraine the selection of the. mouns ef transport an : ‘for the asjor commod! ti 3s waved? . ; ey . > 4 ? t & Price, tlas, nature ef commodity, and facil littes.. & . 88. @ Whee pipelines, if any, are located In Cuba? ee 4 § . A. Hone > fe By Knowledge. ee Oe ee oo ° se 7 % ener wert pas may rain. a aes ‘Nt way “g se sath ORI 20%: Ge.5 gf 3 ae . to th tale aebeperize mim -OLy Quq OreTh: senso ‘uttue wy [re pe ipa: ciebe® Wa . “Waa. wy cp PR ragienks frit 4 ae ate enna SO mt Ay Pedy i eae e BR tt cy EA SB nee ert. Liat mie, £99 oll ee Fh mg in er {| Se, eee ee ; Wb Avital art | wt Ae "a a rani ee > : oink AT Hay BIS. Emel je asd a bee OE LEA F AaTOG. CME perry te. BAO cep ee Tee Ry ” an ae, vn tne on tae i ; we ai a wat panne tue math rea Byes at, ais They das Pm : ‘igo seine aa “smersiad ea opens row _ Galea sowed ae ; SR re GRD I Ee yo
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14-00000 or a t.. att an 3 are 7 fF. er tastes a ae | GBECT Condition of Raltroeds tn Cubs _ DATE oor 8 June 196% - " HO PAGES 8 | | BATE OF . mnFO. 1963 PLACE & tous ts UNEVALUATED iveommanoes 1961. I, SOURCE. Cuben citizen. . formar execut lve of Consol Idated Ral broads of Cubs who fled from Cubs fe { fits source of this Information Is noreat fy aval labte for fugther. Interre= ‘ getion, should this report generate additional requirements,/ fan flie In CIA Library is @ copy of “Consolidated Statements. of Rolling — Stock,"’ years ending 30 Jun 59 and 58, published by the Consolidated =. Ralirosds of Cuba, and @ copy (in Spanish) of a statement of ‘the condities _ of the rolling stock of all Cuban rallrosds, published by the Cuban Ministry - Of Transport and dated Havana, 2 Jul 63, both of which documents are referred te in the fellewing report. UNCLASS IF (EB, / Oe . . Proa time to time | have received: information from soma of ay former enployess = - whe ere still exployed by the Consol ideted. Rallroads of Cuba (which was teken - - ever by Castro) giving me Information as to the candition of the ral lroads. “The Information which | have received from tine to ties Is to the effect that because of poor melntenance, leck ef spare parts. and. general inefficiency, the railroads in. Cube ere all but inoperative. 9. tt o . 1 em told thet this year /1964/, for the first tine sface-Cestro hes bean holding his big ssetings in Havane on May ay, he did not transport people "from the country to Havene by refiroed. 1 judge-from this thet the rall~ roads were Incapable of transport ing.large nuabers.of peagie as they hed ta oF . Stock of ali ralirosds In Cubs for the fiscal. year June 1962 = June 1963. A comparison with the statement ef rolling stock of the Conse! idated Ralfroeds. . Of Cubs gnly for tha years. ending 30 Jun:$8 end 59 (watch Is. the fast state. ‘+ @ant prepared by: the conpany befere Castro selzed the rallreads) will shew ‘the deplorable condition of the rolling stock. Pee He * B-FateDoHeteTatateh _ 2 dm ap BREPORTMRBAINFORMATIONER . + . ony . 1 ah tone Ong + = . nn ac tneeresonu anny neta RERereneentene URED A, PEED DARED BB Se Fic eeetemere ae | have received. from Cube @ statement concemtng ‘the condition of the ‘rolling. ae
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