On a crisp, breezy October 6, 2018, an eastbound BNSF grain train crosses the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, Idaho.

The westbound St. Maries River Railroad is seen rounding the curve at Little Plummer Creek as the sun begins to peak out between the clouds.

The westbound St. Maries River Railroad is seen exiting the tunnel at Benewah Lake shortly after sunrise. For a couple weeks in October the crew had an earlier start to give the MoW gang a proper ... (more)

UPs LIT42 Plummer Turn passes Seeds, Inc outside Worley, ID on its way to interchange with the St. Maries River Railroad at Plummer, ID.

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

The old U.S. Highway 95 truss bridge now carries only footprints in the snow, replaced years ago by a new, modern bridge just to the west, conveying the road over the BNSF’s busy former Northern... (more)

BNSF’s Sandpoint local, led by EMD GP60M-3 No. 105, flies through the curve approaching Athol, Idaho, on February 3, 2022.

The blue hour is settling in over Sandpoint, Idaho, on the eve of February 3, 2022, as an eastbound BNSF grain empty crosses the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. In the foreground on the frozen... (more)

On September 27, 2021, St. Maries River Railroad GP9 Nos. 101 and 103 lean into a curve approaching Shepherd Road grade crossing near St. Maries, Idaho, still super-elevated from the days when it ... (more)

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.

Four-fifths of St. Maries River Railroad’s original roster sits outside in the sun at St. Maries, Idaho on September 27, 2021. STMA has three EMD GP9s, Nos. 101-103, with 102 presently out of se... (more)

BNSF 738 leads a freight northward through Sandpoint at the marina on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille. Vintage ATSF Dash 9, BNSF 622, trails still wearing its 19 year old original Santa Fe colors w... (more)

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.

A westbound BNSF Z train after crossing the bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. In the background you can see one of the large cranes used in building a second bridge next the original bridge.