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)

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 light engine on September ... (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 backing into the covered plywood loading ... (more)

A former Milwaukee Road EMD SW1200, now St. Maries River railroad No. 501, takes three empty centerbeam flatcars to Stimson Lumber in Milltown, Idaho, on September 27, 2021.