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Construction of the Beebe River Railroad began in the fall of 1917 and was completed to the far end of the long valley in 1921. About 26 miles of rail were laid, including the sidings. Twelve logging camps were located on the 22-mile main line of the railroad, although all of the camps did not operate at the same time. Each camp held up to 70 men. The logs were hauled on four-wheel railroad trucks, sometimes called disconnects. A log truck consisted of a single log bunk mounted over a two-axle set of wheels, and one of these would ride under each end of a load of logs.
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Draper Corporation made a brief, unsuccessful attempt to operate a small section of the logging railroad , and the rails were pulled up in 1942.
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Bill Gove's Composite Logging Railroad Map