This line was first built in 1886 by the Northern Adirondack Railroad in order to reach the Oval Wood Dish lumber company located in the town of Tupper Lake, NY. This short spur connected with the NARR's mainline via a wye at a location called "Faust" (later called Tupper Lake Junction), and headed south to the OWD mills in Tupper Lake proper. A large switching yard was located near the OWD mill in Tupper Lake. The mainline soon came under the control of the New York Central, and then Penn Central, who abandoned the spur in 1972.