Nomad of Mid-America
The Land of Lakes and Lumber
Lumber was once a booming backbone that supported numerous smaller railroads around the Pacific Northwest, but changes with the commodity and trucking competition have caused a virtual extinction of railroads dedicated to the transport of timber products. The St. Maries River Railroad is a survivor, clinging to what little rail market share remains in Idahoan forestry by hauling processed timber over the once-proud Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension from PotlachDeltic's mill in St. Maries to the Union Pacific at Plummer using Eisenhower-era Electro Motives. Near the middle of a late summer day, another St. Maries train of PotlachDeltic lumber lumbers over the timber stringers set more than 110 years prior across Benewah Lake. The pair of GP9s are "native" to the track they traverse, having both been constructed for the Milwaukee Road in 1959.
The Land of Lakes and Lumber
Lumber was once a booming backbone that supported numerous smaller railroads around the Pacific Northwest, but changes with the commodity and trucking competition have caused a virtual extinction of railroads dedicated to the transport of timber products. The St. Maries River Railroad is a survivor, clinging to what little rail market share remains in Idahoan forestry by hauling processed timber over the once-proud Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension from PotlachDeltic's mill in St. Maries to the Union Pacific at Plummer using Eisenhower-era Electro Motives. Near the middle of a late summer day, another St. Maries train of PotlachDeltic lumber lumbers over the timber stringers set more than 110 years prior across Benewah Lake. The pair of GP9s are "native" to the track they traverse, having both been constructed for the Milwaukee Road in 1959.