Mocanita - Valea Vaserului, Viseu, Maramures

The Vaser Valley - with its length of some 50 kms - climbing from Viseu de Sus to the end of line near Comanu, is rather different from other valleys of the Carpathian mountains. With the exception of a few logging camps, the valley covers a vast area devoid of human population. It is accessible only by railway, along with a handful of logging roads that link key points on the line.

Since 1932, the Vaser Valley Railway, known locally as the "Mocanita" has been in almost constant use. Trains run into the valley six days a week to transport wood down to a processing plant in Viseu de Sus.
The Mocanita is therefore the only European railway that is still used for timber production. Today, regular steam trains for tourists and rail enthusiasts operate from spring to autumn.