St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 switches the PotlatchDeltic lumber mill at St. Maries, Idaho, on September 27, 2021. The locomotive is slowly pulling two loaded boxcars of plywood out... (more)

Tracing the shoreline of the Pend Oreille River, Pend Oreille Valley Railroad’s turn to Sandpoint heads west between Dover and Laclede, Idaho, on October 1, 2021.

An eastbound BNSF grain train squats at East Algoma, Idaho, for three westbounds, with the final one being the Sandpoint local. BNSF SD40-2 leads the local back home to Spokane on September 30, 20... (more)

Photo taken at sunset from the dome car "Walter Dean" looking forward at an E9 A-B-A engine consist leading the UP "Pacific Northwest Special" from Council Bluffs to a series o... (more)

Benewah Lake crossing
The westbound St. Maries River Railroad freight to Plummer crosses the impressive Benewah Lake trestle just west of Ramsdell, Idaho, on September 27, 2021. STMA EM... (more)

Two GMs and a Kenworth
The lifeblood of St. Maries, Idaho, is turning timber into lumber and plywood—and the machines that haul it are seen at the 10th Street grade crossing in town. ... (more)

Slinking through Idaho Forest
The Pend Oreille Valley Railroad turn to Sandpoint stops on the way east at Laclede, Idaho, to pick up a lumber load from Idaho Forest Group’s sawmill on... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad’s turn to Plummer heads back home as it departs Plummer Junction, Idaho, on September 27, 2021. The track on the right is part of the wye, that was also part of a loop ... (more)

Precision Scheduled Railroading at work. Union Pacific's Portland, OR to North Platte, NE manifest put 28 cars on the ground at approximately 1 AM MST on 12/5/2021, just outside Hammett, Idaho... (more)

BNSF SD60M 1412 looks great, leading Job #819 east towards Sandpoint.

St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 is departing the St. Maries, Idaho, with three empty centerbeam flatcars destined for Stimson Lumber at Milltown. The mill is located directly on the o... (more)

BNSF SD60M 1412 and SD75M 258 are eastbound on BNSF's Spokane Sub approaching Hauser Yard with the Sandpoint turn.

Casting a reflection in a rain puddle, an eastbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight approaches Dover, Idaho, on the morning of October 1, 2021. This train is operating on the former Great Nor... (more)

Along the St. Joe
Passing the tranquil backwaters of the St. Joe River, fresh lumber loads on St. Maries River Railroad’s turn to Plummer roll westward between St. Maries and Ramsdell... (more)