Heritage route
Mocănița Huțulca
Moldovița → Argel · Romania
Bucovina’s oldest mocănița, laid in 1888 for a Munich sawmill: the Huțulca puffs 12 km up the Moldovița valley behind a Reșița-built 764 steam engine.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 12520011 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Mocănița Huțulca?
The Mocănița Huțulca runs 12 km from Moldovița to Argel.
How long does the Mocănița Huțulca take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~1 h for the 12 km. That is an average of 12 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 25 km/h.
Who runs the Mocănița Huțulca?
CFI (Calea Ferată Îngustă), with Reșița 764 steam, open cars.
How old is the Mocănița Huțulca?
The line has been in service since 1888. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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