The tram was established to extract valuable sal timber from the reserve forest of erstwhile Goalpara district of Assam. Sal timber was in demand for its use as sleepers for railway tracks, as it was durable enough to be used to fasten the railway tracks. In the past, sal timber was brought near the river banks by elephants and bullock cart and then transported through river routes to Dhubri from where the timber was supplied to different places. The sal timber was found in inaccessible areas and, therefore, more labour was required for transporting them. Hence, the forest department set up a tram in Goalpara forest. This article deals with the basic necessity that led to the establishment of the tram in Kochugaon reserve forest of Goalpara Forest Division.