one way to move logs out of the forest, to the trains, was simple bogeys on rails not fitted with too many ties, but quickly laid in any direction the loggers were working in

above is a demo of the bogeys on a log, but ignore the 4 x 4s

as there certainly weren't many ties in the forest floor

https://untamedmaine.com/explore-the-abandoned-ghost-trains-of-the-north-maine-woods/