St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 502 has just finished switching the Potlatch lumber mill at St. Maries, Idaho on April 4, 2011. In a few moments the crew will put the switcher away in the sho... (more)

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)

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.

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)

St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 502 heads back towards the St. Maries yard after switching the Stimson Lumber Mill. The track the engine is on was once part of the Milwaukee Road Pacific Exte... (more)

Two St. Maries River Railroad GP9s head west with 26 cars for the Union Pacific interchange at Plummer, Idaho on March 31, 2010.

Thirty years after the Milwaukee Road pulled up shop on "Lines West," trains still polish old MILW iron in St. Maries, Idaho. Seen here on March 31, 2010, SW1200 No. 502 shoves a cut of cars east ... (more)

The Plummer Turn crosses a short causeway on its trek to Plummer Junction and a meet with the UP local from Spokane.

St. Maries River Railroad GP9s 101 and 103 roll downstream along the line's namesake with only a few miles remaining before they rejoin the old Milwaukee Road mainline at St. Maries.

A quiet morning at Potlatch: With nothing to do while the St. Maries River Railroad crew shuffles around empty log cars nearby, STMA 997 basks in the sun on the Potlatch mill lead. This old warri... (more)

With 5 miles to go and the sun exiting the valley, the St. Maries bound logger brings about 35 loads for the large mill located there. Normally there are 80 plus cars separating the engine and cab... (more)

The St. Maries River Railroad's inbound Clarkia Logger crosses its namesake at Alder Creek, Idaho. Behind the two ex-Milwaukee Road GP9s are 50 loads of logs from the Potlatch reload in Clarkia an... (more)