Hauling seven cars of lumber, BNSF’s Sandpoint local speeds past milepost 33 between Athol and Ramsey, Idaho, on a snowy February 7, 2023.

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

BNSF’s Sandpoint local hurries through Algoma on its way to Sandpoint, Idaho, on February 2, 2023. The train is powered by a pair of EMD GP50s, Nos. 3126 and 3121, spliced by EMD GP40M No. 3011.

After picking up interchange from the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad at Sandpoint, Idaho, BNSF’s Sandpoint local departs at West Boyer on September 26, 2021. This Sunday version of the local is po... (more)

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.

An eastbound BNSF grain train squats at East Algoma, Idaho, for three westbounds, with the final one being the Sandpoint local. BNSF SD40-2 leads the local back home to Spokane on September 30, 20... (more)

On September 26, 2021, after picking up interchange from the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad at Sandpoint, Idaho, BNSF’s Sandpoint local departs at West Boyer. This Sunday version of the local is p... (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)

BNSF’s Sandpoint local, led by EMD SD60M No. 1411, is passed by the DPUs of a westbound BNSF unit oil train at East Algoma, Idaho, on February 4, 2021. After also meeting a westbound grain train... (more)

After switching and interchanging cars with the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad in Sandpoint, Idaho, BNSF’s Sandpoint local heads back west toward Spokane at East Algoma on February 4, 2021. The lo... (more)

BNSF’s Sandpoint local meets a westbound BNSF manifest freight in the big cut on double track between Athol and Granite, Idaho, on February 4, 2021. The two loads were picked up Idaho Forest mil... (more)

BNSF’s Sandpoint local is passed by the DPUs of a westbound BNSF grain train at East Algoma, Idaho, on February 4, 2021. After meeting two westbound trains, the local will depart and cross the l... (more)

After meeting two westbound trains, BNSF’s Sandpoint local departs East Algoma, Idaho, and heads for the single-track bridge over Lake Pend Oreille into Sandpoint. Powering the eastbound local i... (more)