A westbound BNSF manifest freight makes its way across the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille linking Sandpoint with Algoma, Idaho, on a perfect October 6, 2018. More recently, the new bridge has ... (more)

CP 7056 on the H-PASGFD4-15A at Sandpoint,Id

The last bit of sunlight on February 13, 2024, illuminates an eastbound BNSF grain train crossing the new bridge spanning Lake Pend Oreille between Algoma and Sandpoint, Idaho. Construction of thi... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train crosses the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, Idaho, in the falling snow on January 28, 2020. During this time, BNSF was busy working on the approaches o... (more)

Sort of a typical view of an early post mega-merger power lineup and scene of the railroad crossing immense Lake Pend Oreille. A fairly new Heritage 1 Dash9 leads predecessor roads' power as well ... (more)

BNSF’s Sandpoint local hurries through Algoma on its way to Sandpoint, Idaho, on February 2, 2023. The train is powered by a pair of EMD GP50s, Nos. 3126 and 3121, spliced by EMD GP40M No. 3011.

Normally arriving at Sandpoint, Idaho, at 2:20 a.m., Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder scurries through Algoma approaching Sandpoint a bit off the advertised at 10:10 a.m. on February 2, 2023. A... (more)

A westbound BNSF manifest freight makes its way across the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille linking Sandpoint with Algoma, Idaho, on a perfect October 6, 2018. More recently, the new bridge in f... (more)

A westbound BNSF vehicle train crosses the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille as it departs Sandpoint, Idaho, on the afternoon of October 6, 2018.

Three BNSF C44-9Ws bring a BNSF grain empty over the long bridge spanning an arm of Lake Pend Oreille between Algoma and Sandpoint, Idaho, on February 3, 2022. BNSF’s is constructing another new... (more)

Pend Oreille Valley’s Sandpoint turn has just finished interchanging cars with the BNSF at Sandpoint, and is now departing westbound with empties for rail-served customers on the way back to New... (more)

A bumper sticker lowered onto the northbound lane of Division Avenue at the grade crossing of Union Pacific’s Spokane Subdivision main line suggests it’s time to mellow out based on your locat... (more)

A CP manifest makes its way across an inlet of Lake Pend Orielle in Sandpoint ID on BNSF tracks.

A Westbound 10 car BNSF OCS glides across the Lake Pend Oreille bridge in Sandpoint, Idaho on BNSF's Kootenai River Subdivision.

The Pend Orielle (pronounced "pon-der-ay") 3x a week turn heads towards the BNSF interchange in Sandpoint, ID. It was great to still see (and hear) a pair of Roots blown 567 motors runni... (more)