The railroad was originally constructed with 110-pound per yard jointed rail laid on wooden crossties. Hewn wood crossties caught on quickly and were cut from trees along the railroad right-of-way. The rails and crossties were repeatedly reused. The rails and crossties of the track were removed before 1920. Crossties and ballast from the railroad can still be found in certain spots. He also appeared in second-season episode "Crossties" as a doctor. Every mile of track required about 2,500-3,500 crossties.