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 SW1200 No. 501 rolls slowly through the empty yard at St. Maries on the way back to the depot after switching the PotlatchDeltic mill on the west side of town on October ... (more)

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

A larger view of the PotlatchDeltic mill in St. Maries, ID. In the foreground, there is a small yard where the crew stages cars for the mill. In the morning they will pull loads out, spot the empt... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad #102 leads a westbound freight of finished lumber along the St. Joe River west of St. Maries in September of 2015. Forest Fires in Idaho and Montana created the blue haze... (more)

Just a few miles from completing its round trip to Clarkia and back, the "Branch Train" as it was known to train crews rolls down the St. Maries River Valley on a warm summer evening. Sa... (more)

An eastbound 4-car St. Maries River Railroad freight crosses Benewah Lake west of St. Maries, Idaho, with early autumn in the air on September 30, 2016. On this day, only GP9 103 was serviceable f... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad GP9 103 rolls several lumber loads west from St. Maries, ID where Potlatch Corp. and Stimson Timber both depend on the railroad for its outbound lumber mill shipments. Th... (more)

St. Maries River Railroad GP9 103, a former Milwaukee Road Geep, leaves St. Maries with a westbound train over the former Milwaukee mainline to Plummer, ID where it will interchange with the Union... (more)

A lengthy Switcher pulled by two ex-Milwaukee GP9's tiptoes across Benewah Trestle on the way to Plummer for interchange with UP. This trestle is on the old Milwaukee Road mainline.

The Clarlia Logger brings it's loads of raw logs into St. Maries on former Milwaukee Road track. It will proceed through the yard to the Potlatch Mill and drop the loads. This was the last time I ... (more)

Spotted behind the St. Maries River Railroad shop building was this Bettendorf truck frame cast in 8/44 at the Milwaukee Road Shops. Not likely to be used again, so it's a pleasent surprise to fi... (more)

Not many log trains these days, this was one of the last and now it too is gone. A Clarkia turn on the St. Maries. The geeps, log cars, and the branch itself were all ex-MILW.

A pair of St. Maries River Railroad GP9s make their way across Benewah Lake on April 4, 2011. At Plummer, the local will interchange traffic with the Union Pacific local from Spokane before return... (more)