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At first, the logs were hauled to the railroad by oxen and horses. Steam donkeys took over in the early 1900’s and yarded logs to the railway, often in conjunction with a spar tree. This artefact is on the Willingdon Beach Trail. More photos of our Pole Cart here.
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The earliest locomotives ran on log,
not steel rails. The locomotives and flatcars had large concave (hollow) wheels
that ran over the logs. This method was used on short rail spurs, while main
railroads heading up a valley were built with ties and steel rails.
