St. Maries River Railroad turn to Plummer, with eleven loads from the mills at St. Maries, trundles across a causeway along the backwaters of the St. Joe River west of St. Maries, Idaho, on the ea... (more)

St. Maries yard
After switching the PotlatchDeltic mill on the west side of town, St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 501 rolls slowly through the empty yard at St. Maries on the way b... (more)

On the morning of October 7, 2019, St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 pulls a load from Stimson Lumber in Milltown to the yard in St. Maries, Idaho. The diminutive train is trundling ove... (more)

A work trip took me to Saint Maries, Idaho for the first time since 1977 or so when the Milwaukee Railroad was still operating. I found a locomotive that's the same age as I am sitting at the dep... (more)

A westbound St. Maries River Railroad freight, with eleven loads, tiptoes across Benewah Lake trestle west of St. Maries, Idaho, on the early autumn day of September 30, 2016. During this time, on... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 arrives at the yard at St. Maries, Idaho, with a single car from Stimson Lumber in Milltown on the morning of October 7, 2019. This is former Milwaukee... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad EMD SW1200 No. 501 rests in the yard by depot at St. Maries, Idaho, on October 7, 2019. The switcher was built in 1954 as Milwaukee Road No. 2060, later renumbered as MIL... (more)

Its a busy day at Potlach Deltic, and the atmosphere is similar to what I imagine the Milwaukee Road days were like... gloomy, drizzle, industrial trackage worn and water logged but still serving ... (more)

After making a trip to switching the PotlatchDeltic mill on the west side of town on October 7, 2019, St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 501 now rests in front of the depot at St. Maries. A sign... (more)

St Maries River Railroad's Monday run to the UP Connection at Plummer Idaho crosses the classic Trestle across Benewah lake on a cloudy with showers day.

A pair of GP-9 Locomotives leave the St Maries Rail Yard to hook on to a string of loaded lumber cars for delivery to the UP connection at Plummer Idaho.

The closest I will ever get to shooting the Milwaukee Road is. Photographing two ex Milwaukee GP9's on a former Milwaukee Branch. The sun is low on the horizon as the two GP9's 101 and 102 venture... (more)

A Bald Eagle has left it’s nest in the care of it’s mate, while it makes a inspection of the beast that daily interrupts the solitude of Benewah Lake.

Railroad: St. Maries River Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: St Maries, Idaho, USA
Locomotive #: STMA 101
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: July 16, 2018

Here in 2018, more than 100 years from the start of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad and nearly 40 years after it's demise, is the ghost of the Milwaukee Road. Tucked away in a corner o... (more)

While driving through the tiny town of Plummer, Idaho today, I noticed that the St. Maries River Railroad's Switcher was in town, but that Union Pacific's Plummer Turn had not arrived yet (the two... (more)