Logging Railway Operation

[doctorwayne]

I'd guess that speeds weren't very high - walking speed, if that. The main reason for railways in the bush is that they could pull more than a team of horses, I think. I'd guess, too, that despite the wheel arrangements mentioned, most smallish operations would be using older (smallish) locomotives. Most logging lines were temporary - there might be a better-built trunk line back to the mill, but the lines into the cutting areas lasted only until the trees were gone. After that, the rails were lifted and taken to be used elsewhere.

Wayne