A logging railroad describes railroads, pole roads, tram roads, or similar infrastructure used to transport harvested timber from a logging site to a sawmill. Logging railroads vary in gauge and length, with …

Feb 24, 2025 · Learn about the history of often unknown or forgotten logging railroads, which once dominated the transportation of timber in the early 20th century.

Between 1875 and 1878, Charles D. Scott, a lumberman of considerable mechanical ingenuity, operated a logging tram road with a home made locomotive to handle logs to the Scott and Akin mill at …

Logging railroads dominated Michigan’s pine-logging and hardwood-logging eras. Pulpwood loading yards and gondola cars scattered throughout northern Michigan are the only evidence of current …

Come enjoy one of our daily narrated one-hour scenic logger steam train rides! We take you along the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad and show you where lumberjacks once felled mighty trees …

Take the whole family on a trip back in time with a ride on a vintage steam train. Head for Laona and climb aboard the famed Lumberjack Steam Train for a journey into the late 1800’s. Sit in a rare …

Dec 31, 2024 · Discover the hidden logging railroads of historic sawmills. Unveil secrets of the timber industry and its forgotten tracks.

Loggers had started using carts and wagons to haul logs overland for longer than anyone could remember, and it was only a matter of time before they started building primitive railroads, though the …

Mar 23, 2021 · In 1995, the City of Flagstaff purchased Old Two Spot and dedicated it as a monument in 1999. The name of the train has an unusual origin. The train crew once hung water bags from the cab...

Logging camps for these companies and others were soon established across the western forests, with first oxen, then horse teams and local trains moving massive logs, and many of the area towns …