RAIL SPUR, EAST OF POLOTSK, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000100100006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: REPORT

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RAIL SPUR, EAST OF POLOTSK, USSR
A hooked rail spur, approxi-
mately 4,500 feet long including the
lead track, extends northeastward
from the Polotsk-Vitebsk railroad
into a wooded area at 5525V/
29'03'E, approximately 10 nautical
miles southeast of Polotsk (Figure
1). The installation occupies a flat
area, a mile southeast of the rail-
road station of Goryany. The sur-
rounding terrain, level to undulating
with general elevations approximately 400 feet, is largely covered by forests
interspersed with cultivated fields, grasslands, and areas of marsh and
lakes. Polotsk with an estimated population of 40,000 is primarily a railroad
center; military installations are limited to a supply depot and Army bar-
racks. A small airfield with limited facilities is located near the town.
The installation area into which the spur extends covers approximately
115 acres, with a maximum northwest-southeast dimension of 2,400 feet
and a maximum southwest -northeast dimension of 3,500 feet (Figures 2 and
3). A firebreak, approximately 110 feet wide, separates the installation
area from a wooded area to the northeast. '1 he remainder of the instal-
lation area is lx)rdcred by grasslands and scrub growtll.
25X1D The installation and its associated activities appear to be essentially
the same as on hotography. At that time it appeared as a
heavily-tracked area of activity within a belt of field fortifications. It
included the spur line, roads%several small buildings, and several under-
25X1 D ground bunkers. Photography of shows some modification of
the road network, improved road surfaces, several new buildings, and
additional areas used for open storage.
The single-track rail spur, apparently unchanged sincc_ has a
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