A westbound BNSF manifest was crossing Lake Pend Oreille and passing a waiting eastbound double stack train near Sandpoint, ID on Aug. 10, 2002.

An eastbound BNSF "Directors Special" was crossing Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, ID on Aug. 10, 2002.

A group of people were enjoying a swim in Lake Pend Oreille as a westbound BNSF manifest passed on Aug. 10, 2002, led by C44-9W No. 700.

An eastbound BNSF manifest was stopped and waiting for a westbound automotive/intermodal train crossing Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint, ID on Aug. 9, 2002.

A BNSF train, crosses the famous bridge of Sandpoint

What a beautiful trainspotting location! Sitting in the shadow of a tree at the lake shore and waiting for trains was so relaxing...

A loaded coal train passes the long Lake Pend Oreille Bridge on a wonderful, calm summer morning

With a delay of more than nine hours, Amtrak's Empire Builder runs over the bridge towards Pasco. Final destinations of this train are Portland and Seattle

A UP manifest crosses over the Pend Oreille River in Sandpoint enroute to Canada from Spokane.

Great Northern had a well maintained depot at Sandpoint, Idaho in the summer of 1968 as shown in this night view. Rex Cauble, the operator, has the order board clear for westbound trains.

UP 8278 leads a Canadian Pacific potash train across Sand Creek as it enters Sandpoint, Idaho. The train will eventually end up in Portland, Oregon, where the potash will be loaded onto ships boun... (more)

An NS SD70M-2 makes an appearance a long way from home, assisting a Z train east through Idaho.

As two Canadian geese glide in for a landing on the lake, the engineer notches up as his loaded grain train eases across the Long Bridge and out of Sandpoint. A huge thank you goes out to Chase G... (more)