Roster photograph of STMA 501 preparing to scale cars for the Plummer Turn on September 28, 2015 at St. Maries, ID. Rebuilt SW1200 former Milwaukee Road switcher.

STMA 501 is about to start making up the train for the Clarkia Logger in the west end of the St. Maries yard. The 501 will pull out about 50 log bunks for the logger so that the loggers power can ... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad, STMA 501 switching the east end of the yard in St. Maries, ID on the morning of September 28, 2015. The STMA 501 is a former Milwaukee Road SW1200 that was rebuilt by MK... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad, STMA 501 idles while the Engineer Derail gets his orders in the early morning of August 2, 2019. The SMTA 501 was built for the Milwaukee Road in December of 1954 as the... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad's "Plummer Turn" heads for the UP interchange at Plummer, ID seen here crossing the Benewah Lake Trestle.

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)

STMA SW1200 501 builds the "Plummer Turn" at St. Maries, ID.

St. Maries River Railroad's "Plummer Turn" arrives at the interchange with Union Pacific at Plummer, ID. STMA SW1200 501 leads the 19 car train into town.

St. Maries River Railroad's "Plummer Turn" heads for the UP interchange at Plummer, ID seen here crossing the Benewah Lake Trestle. STMA SW1200 501 leads the train, while STMA GP9r 103 (... (more)

STMA SW1200 501 brings a cut of cars into downtown St. Maries, ID.

St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 has just delivered three empty centerbeam cars to Stimson Lumber in Milltown, Idaho, and is now returning to St. Maries yard on September 27, 2021. It ... (more)

St. Maries #501 (former Milwaukee Road #2060) looks right at home leading the Plummer turn along the banks of the St. Joe River outside of Plummer, ID.

St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 switches the PotlatchDeltic lumber mill at St. Maries, Idaho, on September 27, 2021. The locomotive has just emerged from the covered plywood loading d... (more)

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)

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)