On a glorious summer day, the St. Maries River Railroad's Plummer Turn rolls westward near the top of Benewah Lake, bound for the UP interchange at Plummer with 15 cars in tow.

My first attempt at a high dynamic range (HDR) image! On a damp, fall afternoon, the crew of the St. Maries waits for the rest of its crew (aka me) to board to begin their trip west along t... (more)

The brakeman of the Clarkia Logger bends the rail with the ex-Milwaukee Road switch stand to allow the road units to reverse and couple up to the loaded log cars. The crew will pull the loads past... (more)

Gone fishin'! Sitting on the beams of the old Milwaukee Road bridge over Benewah Lake, one of many fisherman seems a little annoyed with the train. Despite the trespassing, the crew of the ... (more)

Two in the shops. Today, the 103 and 502 take a break in the warm shops of the St. Maries River Railroad. Being one of the cleanest shops I have ever seen, the STMR takes some serious pride... (more)

A man and his shops. Having just completed a minor overhaul of Ex-Milwaukee GP9, Bill, the shop foreman for the St. Maries, stands proudly by his machine.

Westbound headed for the UP interchange at Plummer Id. crosses the trestle over Benewah Lake on what was once the Milwaukee Road main. Both Geeps are ex Milwaukee

At first glance, this train appears to be a caboose hop crossing the St. Maries River. Coupled behind the caboose are 35 center-beam cars that were picked up at the Union Pacific interchange and a... (more)

Surrounded: St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 502 is literally surrounded by the life blood of its employer and owner. Logs and lumber have been the key to the roads existence since it started ... (more)

Eastbound from UP interchange.

Eastbound interchange across Benewah Trestle.

STMA keeps a portion of the old MILW alive as it pulls an interchange train from UP to Saint Maries.

Both UP & STMA's Plummer Turns meet at Plummer Junction to swap trains. Ex-DRGW 3129 leads UP's job today.

Ex-MILW power on ex-MILW rails brings a train in from the UP interchange. It was announced days before this photo STMA has been sold to the Williams Group, which hopes to expand into car/locomoti... (more)

The Clarkia Turn is moving through the sharp horseshoe curve at Mashburn on it's way home to St. Maries. The siding is often used to store log flats and prevented me from taking this shot on my ea... (more)