In UP territory this set of power was for an unknown train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

UP SD70ACe 8755 leads a westbound as it meets an eastbound near Pocatello at dawn.

"The Logger" is running west to Potlatch where it will join the local from Lewiston and head back to Marshall. #6304 was on lease to Washington & Idaho for quite some time.

The rear motor on the Plummer Turn shoves the train out of the St Joe River Valley.

Pend Oreille Valley Railroad’s Sandpoint turn smokes it up as it approaches Laclede, Idaho, on the morning of October 1, 2021. A pair of former Illinois Central EMD GP10s power the eastbound tra... (more)

On October 6, 2018, an eastbound BNSF freight has just crossed the Washington-Idaho state line and approaches Hauser Yard at Hauser Junction, Idaho. A pair a nice-looking EMDs power the train—SD... (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)

A trio of green power leads a westbound onto two main tracks along the fringes of Lake Pend Oreille at Algoma, ID. The so-called "funnel" siphons traffic off of the ex-NP and GN mainline... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad’s turn to Plummer, with eleven loads from the mills at St. Maries, trundles across over Pedee Creek trestle at Pedee, Idaho, on September 30, 2016. During this time, on... (more)

Bearing a classy Morrison Knudsen builder's plate this formerly MILW switcher is resting in the summer sun at home base. We need to have builder's plates again. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my... (more)

Bearing a classy Morrison Knudsen builder's plate this formerly MILW switcher is resting in the summer sun at home base. We need to have builder's plates again. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my... (more)

Looks like a hot day, with crickets whirring and little going on. Certainly the snow fighting equipment can rest easy. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

A westbound BNSF manifest exits Katka Canyon and into some incredible summer evening light.

A UP manifest rolling through the cuts and fills on Reverse Hill.