RAIL FACILITIES AT TIEN-CHING (TIENTSIN), CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04743A000200030032-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2004
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: October 29, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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29 October 1963
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X1 ATTENTION
THROUGH
FROM
iUBJECT
REFERENCE
Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
Rail Facilities at Tien-thing (Tientsin), China
(1) ORR Requirement No. C=RR3-80,539
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C 1246/63
1. This memorandum is in answer to the referenced requirement concerning
the comparative study of the rail and repair facilities at Tien-ching (Tientsin),
China. This is the second and final part of the study covering this complex.
2. The enclosed information provides the location of rail facilities,
including rail-served industries. Two tables have been provided, one showing the 25X1
length and the width of each yard of a given area, and the other reporting the
number and type of rolling stock found in each yard or rail-served industry. This
information was derived fr_.m
X1 respect vely. Information was also obtained from US Air Target
Mosaic 503 l- MA.
3. On the enclosed map of Tien-thing (Tientsin) (CIA/PID/IB-P-641/63,
Enclosure No. 1), the numbered annotations correspond to the facility areas listed
in the attached tables, (Tables I and II). The letters which divide the enumerated
-areas correspond to yards and the rail-served industries. It should be noted that
all of the rail-served industries could not be identified.
Via-. Included with this memorandum is a diagrammatic sketch of the locomotive
repair facility (Enclosure No. 2) located in area 1. All necessary information is
annotated on this sketch.
`j. The locomotive and car repair facility located in area 3 was not operational
at the time of photography. This installation includes a roundhouse (12 stalls
approx.), two car repair shops, foundry, machine shop and thirteen support building--
6. The turntable that services the in undhouse, of the aforementioned facility,
is not operational and is partly obscured by a building that has been constructed
can the service tracks. Two turning wyes are located adjacent to this facility.
Declass Review by NGA
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SUBJECT:' Rail Facilities at Tien-Ching (Tientsin), China
The turning wyes are operational and have useable tracks of
feet (approx.).
and 460 25X
7. These requirements are considered to be completed as of the date of this
me'norandum. The photo analysis on this project was performed by Messrs.
ENCLOSURES:
t Line Drawing (CIA/PID/IB-P-642/63)
t Mosaic (CIA/PID/IB-P-641/63)
2 Tables
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TABLE I
RAIL
FACILITIE'S : LENGT AND WII7TH BY YARDS
TIEN-i1HING TIENTSIft CHINA
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RAIL FACILITY
YARD
LENGTH
FEET * -
WIDTH N0. OF TRACES
1
A
1525
75'
12
B
1500' x
1+0O'
26
C
2500' x
250'
9
D
1500' x
30'
12
E
1000' x
150'
11
F
-
G
1+000' x
300'
18
H
3100' x
250'
10
I
-
J
-
2
A
3100' x
2 0'
16
3
A
40001 x
200'
5
B
1500' x
320'
7
C
1050' x
9201
Not Operational
D
5100' x
2001
11+
A
3250' x
300'
12
B
2000' x
550'
6
C
-
5
A
920' x
270'
3
B
2700' x
150'
11
C
785' x
385'
6
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
7
A
-
B
-
C
2150' x
100'
1+
D
-
*Choke
Point to Choke Point
-Denote
Rail-Served
Industries
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SUM
COUNT OF ROLLING STOCK BY FACILITY TIEN-CHING (TIENTSIN), CHINA
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25X
RAIL FACILITY
20
8
271
18
16
284
99
33
16
52
1
35
FREIGHT CARS
5
11
40
22
4
11
64
80
97
130
30
5
82
30
20
B - -
C 24 19
D 11 29
TOTAL 1009 680
12
20
77
21
8
14
3
2
5 I 1
4 -
96 131
5L ~I I 25
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4`RAIL FACILITIES I N TIENTSIN, CHINA
LOCOMOTIVE REPAIR BUILDINGS
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General outline
of facility
Coal-yard
6
service
tracks
6
service
tracks
CIA/PID/IB- P-642/63
SECRET
Main repair buildings
ENCLOSURE NO. 2
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