Wanakena Cranberry Lake Adirondacks New York Railroad Logging Train Real Photo Postcard

Wanakena, New York, situated in the vast Adirondack wilderness, emerged as a significant logging community in the early 20th century, primarily established by the Rich Lumber Company around 1902. This postcard captures the highly industrialized nature of timber extraction during that era, featuring a steam-powered log loader transferring massive logs onto a specialized logging train, likely the No. 9 locomotive and its accompanying cars.