RAILROAD STUDY, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2000
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• Publication Date: January 9, 1964
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Manufacturing and Services Division, ORR
ATTENTION
THRU: Chief, RG/RB/CGS
FROM: Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
SUBJECT: Railroad Study, USSR
REFERENCE: Requirement No. RR/298/62 (Project No C 1103-62)
1. In partial response to Regti.remeait No. R:R/298/62 (C 1103-62), a
study is being made of developments in the transportation facilities of
selected locations and railroads in the USSR in order to furnish, on a
continuing basis, intelligence useful in providing early warning of Soviet
military mobilization against NATO.
2. Construction activities in the vicinity of certain key cities and
along the railroad lines under observation have been searched on all KEYHOLE
coverage available during the latter half of The following items are
worthy of note. 4
A. At Daugavpils a railroad bypass is indicated by scattered early
stages of construction north of the city. Construction is underway of
the grade for a junction on the right side of the northbound track
immediately east of the Daugava (Dvina) river. The indicated railroad
overpass and. grade construction leads to an apparent: projected bridge
over the river at approximately 55 56 30N-26 25 30E.: Photo reference:
Map: ATC series 2C0, 0168-14i-i,,
2nd, Ed., 1962.
B. Near Polotsk construction has begun on a railroad bypass east of the
city. From the Polotsk-Revel line northeast of the Polots_K railroed yard
the bypass will run almost rue south to the Polotsk-Vitebsk line. South
of the Polotsk-Vitebsk line new junction: curves now extenu from both south
and north, join one another south of the mainline and lead to a.bric:ige site
in 55 28N-28 51 30E. From.this proposed river"crossing alinement of the
right-of-way is indicated only a short distance as it curves westward
toward Molc?echno on the Vil'nyus-Minsk route.
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200: 01f8-5A, 1st. Ed., Nov. 1957.
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C. At Kaunas the bridge on the highway bypass north.st of the city is
still under construction. No additional significant transportation
network change is apparent. Photo reference:
Map: ATC series 200: 0168-7A,lst Ed., 1957.
D. At Minsk, a short link, now under construction from the railroad
southbound out of the city east of the Minsk/Machulishche Airfield,
runs eastward from that rail line paralleling the principal road east-
ward from the Airfield and curves northward to a point south of the
25X1A Minsk Armo Depot SE where it joins the railroad by-
passing the city of Minsk on the east side. Also, north of the same
25X1D Airfield, construction is underway of a connecting link westward from
the southbound railroad to the main rail line southwest of Minsk at
53 50N-27 28 30E. Photo reference:
Map: ATC series 200: 0168-14A, 1st. Ed., 1957.
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E. At Borisov, a railroad bypass under construction will skirt the city
on the south side. Southwest of the built-u area of the city and north-
east of the Borisov Army Barracks south the line extends
eastward from the chain curv.L in the railroad and will cross the Berezina
river at 54 1211-28 34E_ From there it curves northwestward and joins
the main track cast of Borisov at approximately 54 1' 30N-28 33 20E. The
right-of-way is partially graded only in s ots. No bridge construction has
begun. Photo reference:
Map: ATC series 200: 0168-15A, 1st. Ed., 1957.
F. Near Brest grading continues on the railroad. right-of-way over the
river and highway southeast of the city. The river bridge and high-
way overpass are still lacking. There has been no additional grading
west of the Brest--Ches. reilrc:ad. line. There is no other significant
change in the railroad c%mple: of the Brest-Terespol region since the
reports fro:_ this off ice 'dated "'0 Jul,- 196') and 20 September 1963. Photo
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200: 0168-22A. 1st E'd 1957. -
G. In a L emorandu n from this office dated 17 July 1963 a railroad by-
pass was reported under construction, across the Tisza river immediately
south of Chop. The bridge over the river now appears to be completed,
or very nearly so. Other changes in the railroad pattern are of only
minor importance. Photo reference:
Id-Map: ATC series 200: 0232-24A, 1st. Ed., 1957-
H. At Klyev there has been no significant c'ran`e in the railroad network
since the report from this office dated 2?- July 1963. Photo reference:
Mars: ATC series 200: 0233-8ff,
2nd. Ed., 1962; 0233-9}U, 3rd Ed., 1962; 0233-13HL, 3rd Ed., 1962:
0233-14f-Z, 3rd. Ed., 1962..
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I. At Bakihmach, irnediately west of Konotop, on the main line south-
25X1A westward to Kiyev, theme is a bypass south of the city. From a point
southwest of the Bakh.:ch RR Station A Yards, west it
runs southeastward to the main line south of Bakhmach where it enters
on a curve northward a sr rt distance south of the Bakhmach Petroleum
25X1A Storage East of that storage area a previously
existing segmen of the railroad eastward to -tine Bakhmach-Konotop line has
been modified to complete the east-west bypass. This brass a -rs to
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ATC series 200, 0233-101-1, 1962.
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J. An additional urban area bypass is believed to be worthy of mention
although it is not on any of the railroads assigned for observation. At
Shepetovka the railroad from Ternopol northeastward to Korosten and Orsha
crosses the line running westward from Berdichev through Lutsk to Brest.
Here, at Shepetovka, a railroad bypass is under construction north and
east of the city. Connection will be made from the rail line running
northwestward out of the city to lines running northeast and east. This
construction may be associated with recent military developments In the
Rovno-Lutsk-Koval re-ion. Photo reference:
Map: ATC series 200: 0233-13HL, 2nd. Ed., .
3. The photo analysis on this project was performed by
CIA/PID/G'.2 (EPIC), who may be contno ted on ext. 25;8, for any additional
information.