 Finding the cost prohibitive, they partnered with Vering & Waechter, a company which was at the time developing rail lines throughout Germany.On 23 February 1899, the "Rixdorf-Mittenwalder Eisenbahn Aktiengesellschaft" was founded; it still exists today.Vering & Waechter, given the responsibility for planning and construction, mapped out a route from North Mittenwalde to Hermannstraße with 7 intermediate stations