LAN-CHOU RAIL FACILITIES, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000200410072-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: October 9, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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IB - 278/63
9 October 1963
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b ,ILORAI'DLUM FOR: Chief, Manufacturing and Services Division, ORR
ATTEIiTION 25X1 A
THROUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
FROM Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
SUBJECT. , Lan-chou Rail Facilities, China
REFERENCE (1) ORR Requirement ho. RR/102/63
(2) Project No. C 606/63
-1. This memorandum is in partial response to the above referenced
requirement which raauest a study of the rail facilities in Lan-chou, China
with special emphasis on ' epair facilities.
_ 2. One =notated photo enlarbement has been included with this memorandum
(ClA/PID/IE-P-625 63). This' photo covers the repair facilities and includes all
of the adjacent yards and facilities with the exception of the car storage yard
(A_nnotatien A). Each component part of the repair facilities has been noted.
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3. Enclosed with this memorandum are the following diagra--mTratics of the
repair buildings obtained from
A. Locomotive Repair Euildings
B. Passenger and Freight Car Repair Buildings
4. A double track line services the entire facility from the northwest
and a single track line from the southeast. The facilities are listed-and
described below according to yards and nature of facilities. They are as
ollows :
A. Car Storage Yard (Not shown on graphics)
(1) Six Tracks
(2) 1,775 feet between choke points
(3) Number of cars: 13 ta_n_K, 15 flat, 5 freight, and
9 open cars
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B. Locomotive Repair Facilities (So e freighi, cars being repaired
here also)
(1) Three tracks service each of the two repair buildings. These
tracks extend, through the buildinS nearest the locomotive
storage yard.
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(2) There are twenty-two locomotives and two freight cars
in the above mentioned service tracks of this facility.
A locomotive storage yard, approximately 1,070 feet
between choke points with four tracks, is included in this
facility. The car count in this yard is as follows: thirty-
three locomotives and four freight cars.
turntable services the entire facility.
Also, a turning wye is located at the opposite end of the
facility from the turntable. The wye track has a usable
length of 160 feet.
(6) Two buried storage tanks (probably water)
C. Car Storage Yard
(1) Twenty-two track
(2) Length between choke points 2,295 feet=
(3) Car count is as follows: 200 open, 150 tank, and 29
freight cars
D. Car Storage Yard (Partially shown on graphics)
(1) Sixteen tracks
(2) Length between choke points, 2,295 feet
E. Passenger and Freight Car Repair Facility
(3)
Car count is as follows: 60 freight, 55 tank, 40 open,
and 1 locomotive.
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11ain building is serviced by three tracks (See Enclosure
(2) Two minor repair buildings are serviced by a double and
single track respectively.
(3). There are 25 p.ssenger cars, 7 freight cars, 6 open cars, and
2 tank cars on the service tracks of this facility.
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SU_JECT: Lan-thou Rail Facilities, China
F. Team Yard and Trans-shipment Warehouses
(1) Seven-track team yard for unloading and loading bulk
goods with open storage.
(2) Three off-set building, serviced by three tracks and by
road, for closed storage.
(3) Unable to determine type of goods stored.
G. Unloading, Storage and Shipping Facilities
(1) Twenty rail-served warehouses
(2) Open storage
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5. The photo analysts assigned to this project were
v ho may be contacted directly on extension 2547 should any
cues ion arise concerning this project. This memorandum along with memorandum
IP 245/63 for-warded to your office on 19 September 1963 completes this
recui resent .
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ENCLOSURES:
1 Annotated Photo Enlargement (CIA/P
2 Line Drawings (CIA/PID/IP-P-626/03
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