A Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight heads west toward Sandpoint along a partially frozen Pend Oreille River between Laclede and Dover, Idaho, on February 5, 2021. POVA operates this portion of ... (more)

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)

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)

The Pend Orielle (pronounced "pon-der-ay") 3x a week turn heads back to Priest River to tie up for the day. Here the crew is crossing the Priest River where it joins the Pend Orielle ri... (more)

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)

The eastbound POVA road freight is seen skirting the Pend Oreille River between Laclede and Dover.

The Pend Oreille River Railroad is seen making its tri-weekly run on this Friday full of foliage to the BNSF interchange at Sandpoint.

Pend Oreille Valley’s train to Sandpoint has arrived and is approaching the interchange yard with BNSF on October 1, 2021. That’s the former Great Northern depot in the background.

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.

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)

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)

On October 1, 2021, the westbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight passes through Laclede, Idaho. POVA operates this portion of the former Great Northern main line between Newport and Sandpoin... (more)

Amid early autumn color, the westbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight heads toward Laclede, Idaho, along the Pend Oreille River on October 1, 2021. POVA operates this portion of the former G... (more)

An eastbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight, operating on the former Great Northern/BN Newport to Sandpoint line, smokes it up as it approaches the U.S. Highway 2 overpass at Dover, Idaho, o... (more)

A 12-car Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight heads west toward Sandpoint along the Pend Oreille River between Laclede and Dover, Idaho, on February 5, 2021. POVA operates this portion of the form... (more)