A trio of green power leads a westbound onto two main tracks along the fringes of Lake Pend Oreille at Algoma, ID. The so-called "funnel" siphons traffic off of the ex-NP and GN mainline... (more)

BNSF’s Sandpoint local zips through Algoma, near Sagle, Idaho, on the return trip from Sandpoint to Spokane, on February 7, 2023.

The last day of trains using the original Northern Pacific bridge across Lake Pend Oreille. I understand trains were switched over to the new bridge on the 20th. I understand that the old bridge ... (more)

Westbound Z

Passing milepost 10 on the Pend Oreille Subdivision at Algoma, Idaho, is an eastbound BNSF coal train off the Montana Rail Link on September 26, 2021.

On February 3, 2022, BNSF’s Sandpoint local whips through Algoma, near Sagle, Idaho, on the trip to Sandpoint from Spokane.

A westbound grain train after crossing the bridge over Lake Pend Oreille.

A westbound BNSF Z train after crossing the bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. These are the DPU's on the train.

BNSF’s Sandpoint local follows the shoreline of Lake Pend Oreille as it approaches the long bridge over the lake between Algoma and Sandpoint, Idaho, on September 30, 2021. Powered by BNSF EMD S... (more)

A Sunday edition of BNSF’s Sandpoint local is powered by a pair of EMD GP50s as is heads eastbound through Algoma, Idaho, and is crossing Sagle Road on the morning of September 26, 2021. The tir... (more)

On a wintery January 28, 2020, BNSF’s Sandpoint local led by EMD SD60M No. 1412, rolls eastward toward the E. Dufort Road grade crossing at Algoma, Idaho.

Led By EMD SD60M No. 1412, BNSF’s Sandpoint local rolls eastward toward the E. Dufort Road grade crossing at Algoma, Idaho, on January 28, 2020.

Three in the snow
A trio of BNSF EMD SD70ACes power a westbound coal train trough snowy Algoma, Idaho, on February 27, 2017.

BNSF 8229 and a westbound coal train meet at speed on a double track stretch of BNSF's "Funnel" at Algoma, ID. BNSF 8229 has an empty grain train in toe and will meet another westbound t... (more)

As BNSF GE ES44AC No. 6062 operating as a rear DPU on eastbound BNSF grain train passes by, General Electric Leasing (GECX) ET44AC No. 2029 is ready to head west with a BNSF freight at Algoma, Ida... (more)