RELOADING YARD AT RADAUTI-DORNESTI ON THE SOVIET-RUMANIAN FRONTIER

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• Publication Date: December 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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j"r ILLLU A 21
FEB 1952 51-444
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION RIEPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT 'Reloading Yard at Radauti-Dornesti on the
Soviet-Rumanian Frontier
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM 15 PROHIBITED.
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DATE DISTR. 5 December 1952
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1. Radauti station lies on the 52 kilometer railroad branch line running from
Dornesti into the mountains at Nisipitul.l Radauti is eight kilometers from
Dornesti, which in turn is seven kilometers southeast of the Soviet-pumanian
frontier station of Vicsani. A combined four-rail line (one pair for the wide
gauge and one pair for the regular gauge) runs from Viesani via Dornesti to
.Radauti At Dornesti a regular gauge line branches off via Itcani2 to
Bucharest, crossing the Suceava3 after leaving the Dornesti station. The
Dornesti. Radauti four-rail track also crosses the Suceava3,
2. The Dornesti station is used principally for importation of coal and coke.
It has three wide gauge and three regular gauge tracks, each 1,010 meters
long. One regular and one wide gauge line end at the station. The combined
four-rail line (paragraph 1) continues to Radauti, while a regular gauge
line goes to Itcani.
3. In 1950 a loading ramp 200 meter's long was built on two levels for unloading
coal. The upper level has a broad gauge track from which eight Soviet
60-ton freight cars can empty their load directly into. Rumanian cars on the
lower level which has a regular gauge track. The lower level can hold
16 Rumanian freight cars. In 1950 approximately 100,000 tons of coal and
coke were imported via Dornesti, and the same quantity was planned for 1951.
The coal came from Poland via the USSR for Rumanian iron works and heavy
industries at Hunedoara, Resita, Nadrag, Ferd'_nand, and Bucharest.
4. Radauti is the export station for Exportlemn, which sends timber and timber
products to the USSR. The station is 800 meters long and has ten tracks,
so arranged that a regular gauge track lies beside each wide gauge track;
this arrangement facilitates loading and unloading of Russian and Rumanial
freight cars. The station has a maximum daily capacity of 100 Rumanian ?.rs
for unloading and 70 Soviet cars for loading. Daily average traffic is
from 60 to 70 Rumanian freight cars reloaded into 40 Soviet cars. Rumanian
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cars have a capacity of 15 tons, and Soviet cars have a capacity of 60 tons,
of which only 40 tons can be utilized in loading ti.nber. The average daily
total reloaded at Radauti is from 1,500 to 1,800 cubic meters. .
5. At Radauti station boards are stacked between the tracks, sorted, and re-
loaded without being moved from the area. Valuable materials, such as
plywood veneer, furniture and furniture sections, bundled boxwood, beech
and oak boards for parquet flooring and furniture, and barrel staves are
stored in the following areas:
a. Four wooden depots, 25 x 9 meters each, with tiled roof between
lines VIII and IX.
b, One depot, 25 x 9 meters, with tile roof next to the station. This
houses the depot administration and freight clearing offices. In front
of this depot there is a new loading ramp, 125 x 9 meters, for troop
trains.
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c. Boards to be sorted are stacked between lines VII, VIII, and IX.
6. Freight trains on the Nisipitul Vicsani line do not exceed 20 kilometers per
hour, and the maximum speed of passenger trains is 30 kilometers per hour4
These low speeds are necessitated by the curves and poor type of rails.
These rails have a weight of 32 kilograms to one meter of rail. The
locomotives on this line pull 1,200 tons gross on the straightaway and
350 tons gross on the grades.
7. There is a double track from Vicsani to Vadul Siretului, 5 the first Soviet
station in Bukovina. From this point on into the USSR there is a wide-
guage track only. In 1951 this station was made into a large reloading
station, and a great-number of workers were employed on the construction.
8. It has been planned recently to restore the direct line from Vicsani to
Seletin. This is now out cf commission, since the USSR dismantled the
section from Seletin to Rusca during the war. It is also intended to
continue the wide-gauge track from Radauti to Seletin. Construction had
not been started by March 1952,
9. In 1950 huge depots were built at Putna6 on the side of an old glass
factory. During 1951 a number of trains carrying sugar, steel, and arms
were seen moving in the direction of Putna. The cars were under heavy
military guard, and the depots at Putna are guarded by two military units,
numbering over 200 men.
10. All switches in Radauti and Dornesti are hand-operated. Switching from track
to track is accomplished through double frogs. Signals alone are block-
operated. The railroad bridge between Dornesti and Radauti, a steel structure
on concrete pillars, is continually under repair, and the maximum speed for
trains over the bridge is 10 kilometers per hour.
11, Soviet freight cars in use at the Radauti-Dornesti reloading yards have the
following capacities: two-axle cars, 18 to :20 tons; four-axle open cars,
60 tons; four-axle-closed cars, 50 tons; and special eight-axle flat-cars
for tank transport,100 tons.
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]Comment: This-line had originally continued from Nisipitu to the
town of Sipotele Sucevei, but this last 20-kilometer stretch of road has
reportedly been closed to traffic. See paragraph 8,, below.
2. Comment: There are two Itcanii in Rumania; one in the Suceava
District and one in the Tutova District. It is known that a regular gauge
line from Dornesti to Bucharest passes through Itcani, Suceava.
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25X1 3. Comment: In both instances the Moldova River was given in the
original report. It seems apparent that the references were meant to be
to the Suceava.
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the figure 100 meters is the radius
of curvature or the maximum curvature used.
25X1 Comment: Presumably one wide and one regular gauge.
25X1 6. Comment: There are four Putnas in Rumania. It is believed
Putna, Radauti is the town referred to in this instance.
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Key to Diagram - Appendix I
Track Vicsani-Nisipitu: cross section
2, Track Vicsani Nisipitu: viewed from abovm
(In each drawing "1" is the standard gauge t:cack, and !12" is the
the wide gauge.)
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Key to Diagram Appendix II
Map: Rumania 1:1009000 Dorohoi B 1. 4080
Coord, 6200/5180 - 6270/8280
1., River Suceava
2. Combined four-track line from Dornesti to Vicsani
(regular and wide gauge)
3. Vies ad. frontier station
4. Dornesti railroad station
5, Dornesti-Itcani-Bucharest main line, regular gauge
.6. Railroad bridge of the Itcani-Bucharest line over the Suceava
7. Railroad bridge over the Suceave o_,e Dornesti-Radauti three-line track
8. Combined four-track line from Dornesti to Radauti
9. Local line (regular gauge) Radauti to Nisipitu
10. Radauti railroad station (see detailed sketch, Appendix IV)
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2. Engine repair shop
3. To Bucharest
4. Reloading point. The (wide gauge)` track is here 19500 meters higher
than the Rumanian track, and coal is d-imped directly from one car
to another
5. 300-.meter loading ramp built of railroad ties for the direct transfer
of military equipment from Soviet to Rumanian freight cars.
Small guard houses
9. To V c rani
10. To Radauti
,I. Normal gauge track
II. Normal gauge track
III, Wide gauge track
IV. Double track (four rails) see Appendix I
V. Normal gauge track
VI. Normal gauge track
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Key to Diagram - Appendix. IV
1, Combined four-track line from Dornesti to Radauti
2, Guard house at entry to railroad station.
3. Main points and double frog (diamond crossing)
4. Guard house for main points
5, Radauti station building
6. Main depot - 25 x 9 meters
7.. Exportlemn timber depot
8. Exportlemn firewood depot
9. Line No, I - normal gauge shunting line
10, Line No, II lead into the regular Radauti-Nisipitu line outside the
11. Line No, III) station,near the exit points
12, Line Nod IV ?`Rad :dti Nisipitu through line (regular gauge)
13, Line No, V -wide gauge dead-end shunting line
14. Double switch of wide gauge lines No. V and No. VI
15. Line No, VI - wide gauge dead-end shunting line.
16. Line No, VII - combined four-track line shunting track - not in use.
17, Line No, VIII wide gauge shunting line
18, Line No. IX - combined four-track line regular and wide gauge shunting line,
19, Normal gauge dead-end shunting line
20. Four exportlemn depots., each 25 x 9 meters., for valuable materials
21. Exportlemn timber sorting depot
22. Exportlemn timber sorting depot
23. 125 meter troop transport loading ramp
24. Guard house for exit points.
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