RAILROAD ACTIVITY IN THE CAUCASUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600240004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Tr .n ?/2,, ROSt, v :~., N ' 953E.) t0 Baku (40.25N, 4950B) is powered by a coal-
burning steam eng :ne#, has 10 to 12 passenger cars of 30-person capacity each,,
and make the complete journey in 35 hours.,'
211, Train #20, Moscow t., Eaku, :1s a, passenger e. p_res.s train using crude oil. as .fuel.
and usually consists of 16 to. 18 passenger cars of 25--tc 3Y-person capacity.:,
The trip takes, about '70 hours...
3 , Train ff 4 , Guderniaa , (43zg,Nj k,606 E) to akhachkala (4258N ~, ];,7270, is a special
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orous ponseween the two .cities ~ It has
8 to 10 passenger cars and burns coal .for fuel: it comp1 t.es the trip in
4 to 4.. hour, passing through Khasavyurt (4315N, 4634h) at 2 fa?mn
0t iri!r' s :ecial workers trains run a.S fol_lo ws:
.`. 0,110..._3.: cLx~ Z ccDmposi to Train. '34 8n 25X1X
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Train. #341 ,, Gudormo-s to cakhachka1 13 another special workers 'train running
between, the two -localities :, This tr,A.ri also v,,., kes the trip in 4 to 41 hours
leaving ak nu chka3.a at 6 porn., passing through ha oavyurt at 8 pnrn,, and
arriving ..,,t Guderise:s about 1l.,O; 3O p,,Mn this try in as be-11-1
3 ine.r:~in ~?. ` odor (4412T~_ 43088) td P rokh1acl.~aara (346.N 440O:E';), leaving
forsi r. at 7 p.m., s p .ssirrg? i s oug . A 4328E) at 8 p . m, ,
h Georga evse. 44O9N
anti arriving at Prokhladnaya between 11 p., rn.,. and mi, ria. ,hi; (--'
1- Prokhlactnaya to Guaermea.;, leaving ProkhJa(inaya at 5:25 a ,m. s passing
through Mozctok (434514,-4.445Q, and arriving at Gu aermes about 4 p,-Di,:
Passenger trains on the eistrakt', ,(4621N1?$O3b.) hizlyau (435ON, 14645k)
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?~ Th*~ x i ei line. from Na1ch k (4329N 43370 to Prokhladnaya is single track
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The lie between Ki.slovodsk (4355N, 42.438) and Minerz,lnye Vody 10 a
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ratlroaa line from Cherkessk (4414N 4203E) to Nevrfnnowa k (4438N, 415?)
a single track line being used by steam engines.., In 1948 local inhabitants
told -5;)ur a this line was being extended to Klukhori (4346N, 4154E) to
;' xrans,p'3ri, coal being mined in that area,,
ra;Uroad line from Mineralnye Vody to Dudionevek (probably Dudarovskii)
a 1.30 km single track being used by steam engines
)6'1 c4 steel railroad bridge is located at Nevvinnomyask at a point 1 to li km west
of town.: It is 50 to 60 meters long and creases the Kdban River.
- r= doeble---track railroad bridge is located at Rostov:,, is about 600 motors long,
25X1 A >d is about 20 to 25 meters above the surface of the Don hiver ;
L.idge
s9k t"4ed diagram of this bridge
A. new -well bridge about 2500 meters long is being constructed at Krewenchug
y? 3N ., 410-U) over the lkutpr
River to replace a wooden single-track bridge
Y O I to 1.C meters west of the new construction. Source says the now brings
affil be built with two levels, a road bridge being erected over the rail
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