On it's way to the Clarkia Reload with a long train of empty log flats, the southbound Branch Train, powered by a pair of GP9's, crosses the wooden trestle over Highway 3 in the little town of San... (more)

After interchanging with UP at Plummer, STMA's Switcher descends across Pedee Trestle, the highest in-use rail bridge in Idaho, in the late evening light of a warm autumn day with empties for the ... (more)

The STMA Switcher rolls downgrade across Bridge EE50 above Chatcolet Lake on its return journey to St. Maries after interchanging with UP at Plummer.

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.

In the early afternoon of a hot August day, two ex-Milwaukee GP9's lead the STMA Branch Train northward with 50 log loads just a few miles north of the Clarkia, Idaho reload. The logs are being ta... (more)

Switching in the yard at St Maries

Three days a week, the UP LIT42 local and STMA's Plummer Turn meet at Plummer to swap cars. Here, the STMA has tied on to the cars left by the UP, while the UP crew prepares to head back to Spoka... (more)

On a glorious summer day, the St. Maries River Railroad's Plummer Turn rolls westward near the top of Benewah Lake, bound for the UP interchange at Plummer with 15 cars in tow.

My first attempt at a high dynamic range (HDR) image! On a damp, fall afternoon, the crew of the St. Maries waits for the rest of its crew (aka me) to board to begin their trip west along t... (more)

The brakeman of the Clarkia Logger bends the rail with the ex-Milwaukee Road switch stand to allow the road units to reverse and couple up to the loaded log cars. The crew will pull the loads past... (more)

Gone fishin'! Sitting on the beams of the old Milwaukee Road bridge over Benewah Lake, one of many fisherman seems a little annoyed with the train. Despite the trespassing, the crew of the ... (more)

Two in the shops. Today, the 103 and 502 take a break in the warm shops of the St. Maries River Railroad. Being one of the cleanest shops I have ever seen, the STMR takes some serious pride... (more)

A man and his shops. Having just completed a minor overhaul of Ex-Milwaukee GP9, Bill, the shop foreman for the St. Maries, stands proudly by his machine.

Westbound headed for the UP interchange at Plummer Id. crosses the trestle over Benewah Lake on what was once the Milwaukee Road main. Both Geeps are ex Milwaukee

At first glance, this train appears to be a caboose hop crossing the St. Maries River. Coupled behind the caboose are 35 center-beam cars that were picked up at the Union Pacific interchange and a... (more)