ALEKSANDROV-GAY TO MAKAT RAILROAD, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300130017-0
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: February 9, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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T J GP/ L-55
(Project ',M.3.67)
9 February 1955
Declassification review by NIMA/DoD
Q2~'P.AL A',Ci
Ofr'iCe of Research and Reports
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:::is report is in repi,v to a request from J/GG to supply
intonation on the reported construction of a railroad from
AleIaeand..r. v- X (500 3'N 430 31+'E) to V!a at Severrw (l?o 37'
530 131L). The latest available aerial phatograpI y Is captured
Three selected areas along
the reported route of the railroad were carefully- examined in
pareparin? the r po&'t.
V~tc - fi_Gav_ A single track railroad tern-
bates at air. Rail facilities include a 3400'
station yard aoanposed of two tracerg a Y turn-a-courxd and lirdted
shop and servicing buildings.
A railroad bed has beers ocr t rutted to the southeast moms
Al.eks androv-Gay for a distance of apprwci=tely 8.5 miles. This
rail bed terminates at 500 3'N 480 4$'E just south of the village
of Hat. At the time of phatograi1 the sail bed was not suitable
for the laying of rails. Smaf ridges and culverts were not in.
Roa,ds cut across the rail bed and in part ooaupded the rail bed
itself.
(here is no Indication of ~uthrtr oonatrt tton of the rail
bed beyond the terminus given above. However* a road continues
beyond this point. No construction nsaterial max noted on the
aerial coverage.
49-010 'N 51 54'E a point north of kale iaovo) to apprmdmte3y
472,5'N 51? 40'E (a point north of C pr'yev) revealed no ind3aat!UM
of railroad construction. There were no bridges spanning the Oral
River in the area studied. Ferry service was used in the vicinity
of the larger tams. Roads in the area were poor.
Y{ ~+n tv of 2ialknt. Aerial coverage from 470 Z1'N 520 33'E
(a . aately five miles most of Stantsiya Ismine) to 470 401N
SY' 25' E (appamadvntel y ten mil as east of Ikkat Z every y) revealed
a railroad which appears to have been ralsid. The Hair line has
a heavier rail bed and is atraigtrter. The o3A rail bed has been
abandoned.
A railroad extends from Stantsiya Maitre (470 21'21 520 43'z )
to Iakine (470 14'N 520 12'E). :'here is no irxiication of construction
beyond Iskine.
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A railroad ccxtexiis to the southeast &ram 11,4cat Seer ny (47?
40N 530 19'E) to the R.eka agiz (47? 36'11 53? 23'$)? ?here is
no ba-tdre across the river. Constructim activity b yonder s
point a;Iart a.3~aited but. lack of additional photo
further study.
Rail facilities in 1' 1 t Severna' consist of rail sidir4~8? a
Z turn-a-round and iizaited serctaing bu l di ngt; .
:tail, facilities in Doesor (47? 33,1 53? OO'E) aoateiat of rail
spurs and a station yard apprax? telp 3200' long cortpo?ed of three
tracks. Probable construction material is stored in tl.% open about
the station yard. Tbau-e is no 3ndI=tiara of railroad cottsstrv tion
in this area.
Ur: : orid ter nautical dart 1:1.0009000 235 s 236, and 247*
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AIEIZATJDROV-GAY TO IIAKAT RAIMOAD, USSR
GP/I 55
(Project 72.167)
9 February 1955
File Cony
CENTRAL ThTELLIGENCE AGEi CY
Office of Research and Reports
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GORKI, HEAVY EQUIPZ,1:NT PLANT GORKI, U
GP/I-56
(Project 71.163)
2 February 1955
CENTRAL INTEILIOMME AGENCY
Office' of Research and Reports
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plant shown on earlier aerial photography.
inform ion concerning the size.of two new buildings shorn' only
on ground photography and,their relative orientation within a
was possible to properly locate the two new buildings within the
Gorki. Heavy lquipment Plant and to estimate, their size.
SnaUest of the two buildings 380' X 250'
1
largest of the two buildings 680';8 3301
Distance between the buildings 3801
Photo references:
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G'ORIa 1':L,:,r QU1ri'Zl:l PIANT GORKI, V3.31L
(Project 71.163)
2 February 1;55
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