RAIL ACTIVITY NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002000030003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 21, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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RAIL ACTIVITY
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
FOUR IMPORTANT BRIDGES, TWO ON THE RAIL LINE EXTEND-
ING FROM KEP TO PING-HSIANG, CHINA AND TWO ON THE
RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM KEP TOWARD THAI
NGUYEN, ARE OBSERVED. THREE OF THESE BRIDGES ARE
PROBABLY SERVICEABLE.
THE BRIDGES ARE LOCATED AS FOLLOWS:
A. THE BRIDGE OVER THE KINH KEP (CANEL) AT
2125N- 10616E IS 1.5 NM NW OF KEP ON THE KEP/
THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
B. THE BRIDGE OVER THE SONG THUONG (RIVER)
AT 2127N - 10614E IS 4.5 NM NW OF KEP ON THE
KEP/THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
C. THE CAO NUNG BRIDGE OVER THE SONG HOA
(RIVER) AT 2133N - 10629E IS 1 NM SW OF CAO
NUNG AND 15.5 NM NE OF KEP ON THE KEP/PING-
HSIANG RAIL LINE.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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3. BACKGROUND: LOW ALTITUDE PHOTOGRAPHY OF
BOTH BRIDGES ON THE KEP/THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO BE WITHOUT SPANS AND THERE-
FORE UNSERVICEABLE. THIS PHOTOGRAPHY ALSO RE-
VEALED BOTH THE CAO NUNG BRIDGE AND ITS BY-PASS
BRIDGE TO BE UNSERVICEABLE.
4. MISSION READOUT: SPANS ARE IN PLACE ON THE BRIDGE OVER THE KINH
KEP (CANAL) AND ON THE BRIDGE OVER THE SONG THUONG (RIVER). THE BRIDGES
ARE PROBABLY SERVICEABLE. SCALE PRECLUDES IDENTIFICATION OF THE RAILHEAD
AND ROLLING STOCK. SPANS ARE OBSERVED IN PLACE ON THE BY-PASS BRIDGE
AROUND THE DESTROYED CAO HUNG BRIDGE OVER THE SONG HOA (RIVER). THE BY-
PASS BRIDGE IS PROBABLY SERVICEABLE.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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