DUAL GAUGE TRACK CONSTRUCTION HA NOI/PING-HSIANG RAIL LINE, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001900060008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 23, 1966
• Content Type: PHOTO

NORTH VIETNAM
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
DUAL GAUGE TRACK CONSTRUCTION
HA NOI/PING - HSIANG RAIL LINE
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ATTACHMENT TO K-9985
23 JUNE 1966
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DUAL GAUGE TRACK CONSTRUCTION
HA NOI/PING-HSIANG RAIL LINE
NORTH VIETNAM
(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARD K-9998 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THIRD RAIL
ALONG SEGMENTS OF THE HA NOI/PING-HSIANG METER GAUGE RAIL LINE NORTH
OF KEP, THEREBY PROVIDING A DUAL GAUGE CAPACITY.
2. MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS NO STANDARD GAUGE
ROADBED CONSTRUCTION OR RELATED ACTIVITY ON THE HA NOI/PING-HSIANG
RAIL LINE.
ON INTERMITTENT COVERAGE
FROM 2128N 10623E TO 2124N 10617E, REVEALS CONSTRUCTION PREPARATIONS
FOR THE ADDITION OF A THIRD RAIL. THE RAILBED HAS BEEN WIDENED AND
IMPROVED, AND STANDARD GAUGE TIES HAVE REPLACED THE SHORT TIES USED
FOR METER GAUGE TRACK. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A CONSTRUCTED THIRD
RAIL. PROBABLE RAILS ARE OBSERVED PILED AT UTM XJ404714.
REVEALS A THIRD RAIL
OBSERVED ON INTERMITTENT COVERAGE OF THE RAIL LINE FROM 213ON 10625E
TO 2126N 10620E, PERMITTING UTILIZATION OF THE TRACK BY BOTH STANDARD
AND METER GAUGE RAILCARS.
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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ATTACHMENT TO K-9985
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AT 2133N 10629E, FROM 2125N 10618E
TO 2126N 10621E, AND ON THE TURN OUT OF THE KEP/THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE
WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A THIRD RAIL WAS NOT OBSERVED SOUTH
OF KEP AT 212ON 10615E
UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L701, SHEET 6275 II.
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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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001900060008-9