Early photographs of the Strahan wharf and buildings adjacent taken from the north usually have the railway tracks in the lower section of the photograph, as the line followed the shore from Regatta Point around the bay before passing northward in what is considered to be West Strahan today.

The line ran parallel to Ocean Beach before heading towards Zeehan.

[1] It was a critical link, due to the difficulties of shipping negotiating the entrance to Macquarie Harbour and was essential during the 1912 North Mount Lyell disaster.

[2] Flooding and fire affected the most important link, the Henty Bridge, at stages in the line's history.

[4][5] Following its closure, parts became tracks and eventually the formation was made into the Zeehan-Strahan Road.