SPECIAL RAIL CARS AT SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER AND OTHER SELECTED LOCATIONS IN CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500210041-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: June 1, 1965
• Content Type: IR

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CIA, PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
PLR-5018/65
SPECIAL RAIL CARS AT SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER
AI1D OTHER SELECTED LOCATIONS IN CHINA
1. The special rail cars observed on photography of at
the possible propellant handling and storage area, Shuang-cheng-tzu.Missile
Test Center (41 OOid - 100 l~+E), China have been described as specially
designed cars for the transportation of missile fuels, liquid oxygen or
other chemicals. The tank cars also observed at this location (see Figure 1
and 2) may be used to transport nitric acid or .some other type acid.
2. A search was conducted of selected chemical combines in China that
are known producers of nitric acid and nitrogen fertilizers for the appearance
of these special rail cars and also possible chemical tank cars. No special
rail cars were observed at az~y of the chemical combines, however tank cars
could be seen at some of the chemical lants. Six tank cars were observed
on photography of adjacent to the nitric
acid section of the Ta-lien Chemical Combine (38 57 5~N - 121 ;37 ,20E ), China
(See Figures 3 and 4). These tank cars and others in the railyard-were
:aeasured to determine if a common denominator could be found between them
and tank cars at Shuar~-cheng-tzu Missile Test Center. Tank cars under
30 feet in length have a suspected relationshi to nitric acid shipment.
These tank cars with a measurement of possibly transport petroleum
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3. All measurements were made by the NPIC Technical Intelligence Division.
on the Mann 880 comparator using the multiple pointing technique. Lengths and
widths of the rail tank cars were difficult to point to as images were poor
and there were no sharp corners to locate. Dimensions in most cases may be
considered accurate within -
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD
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PIR - 5018/65
?IPIC/R-1Cc7/d=< Shuang-cheng-tzu Missile Test Center, China
January 190 (SECRET I10 FOREIGII DISSEI.1)
I1PIC~R-119/03 Unidentified Railroad Cars at Ta-lien Chemical
Combine, Kan-ching-tzu, Ta-lien, China, August 1903
(SECRET Id0 FOREIGIJ DISSEI.4)
IiPIC~R-1C39/o2 Special Rail Cars at Shuang-cheng-tzu Missile
Center, China October 1902 (SECRET NO FOREIGTd DISSEM)
China I.IS 39A Sec. 31, Freight Train Equipment, Pages 120, 121
(SECRF'T P10 FOREIGIJ DISSEt~7)
USSR IBIS 2~~, Freight Train Equipment,Pages 31-122, 31-123
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AND 07HER SELECTED LOCATIONS IN CHINA
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