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 had become a hindrance to logging operations. To speed the movement of timbers between the two lakes, the ingenious solution of a cable-drawn steam-powered tramway was implemented. Eagle Lake is the first, largest, and deepest lake of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in the North Maine Woods. 
