By the late 19th century, the lock dam between Chamberlain and Eagle Lakes (the first, largest, and deepest lake of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in the North Maine Woods) had become a hindrance to logging operations; so to speed up the movement of timbers between the two lakes, the cable-drawn steam-powered tramway was implemented.
By the late 19th century, the lock dam between Chamberlain and Eagle Lakes (the first, largest, and deepest lake of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in the North Maine Woods) had become a hindrance to logging operations; so to speed up the movement of timbers between the two lakes, the cable-drawn steam-powered tramway was implemented.