Casting a reflection in a rain puddle, an eastbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight approaches Dover, Idaho, on the morning of October 1, 2021. This train is operating on the former Great Nor... (more)

On October 1, 2021, the westbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight passes through Laclede, Idaho. POVA operates this portion of the former Great Northern main line between Newport and Sandpoin... (more)

Amid early autumn color, the westbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight heads toward Laclede, Idaho, along the Pend Oreille River on October 1, 2021. POVA operates this portion of the former G... (more)

An eastbound Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight, operating on the former Great Northern/BN Newport to Sandpoint line, smokes it up as it approaches the U.S. Highway 2 overpass at Dover, Idaho, o... (more)

A 12-car Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight heads west toward Sandpoint along the Pend Oreille River between Laclede and Dover, Idaho, on February 5, 2021. POVA operates this portion of the form... (more)

The Pend Oreille Valley Railroad turn operating to the BNSF interchange at Sandpoint is approaching the Syringa Heights Road grade crossing between Dover and Sandpoint, Idaho, on the morning of Fe... (more)

A Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight banks into a curve on this former Great Northern main line along the Pend Oreille River between Thama and Laclede, Idaho, on October 11, 2019.

Pend Oreille Valley Railroad’s freight from Usk to Sandpoint crosses the bridge over the Pend Oreille River between Newport, Washington, and Priest River, Idaho, over this former Great Northern ... (more)

The POVA is an amazingly scenic railroad... from a boat. While the railroad skirts the beautiful Pend Oreille River for a large portion of its trip, most of it cannot be viewed or appreciated from... (more)

Soaring across the Pend Oreille River, the POVA heads towards Priest River after running around their train and working at Newport. In addition to the massive bridge, the Albeni Falls Dam in the b... (more)

A Pend Oreille Valley freight heads east over Trickle Creek near Wrencoe, Idaho on its way from Newport, WA to Sandpoint, ID where it will interchange traffic with BNSF. The line is Great Northern... (more)

This Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight has just finished switching Riley Creek Lumber at Laclede, Idaho, and is now headed to Sandpoint on October 12, 2017. The short line operates on a portion... (more)

POVA 1745 leads its train towards the junction with Union Pacific at Dover, ID on its way from Newport, WA to Sand Point, ID to interchange traffic with BNSF. It will wait for over two hours to ac... (more)

Heading west toward Sandpoint along the Pend Oreille River is a Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight between Laclede and Dover, Idaho, on October 12, 2017. The short line operates on a portion of ... (more)

The crew on POVA 1745 waits, then waits some more for Union Pacific to move two freights through Dover before they can get on the UP (former Great Northern) for the last lap into Sand Point, ID an... (more)