A Pend Oreille Valley Railroad freight banks into a curve on this former Great Northern main line along the Pend Oreille River between Thama and Laclede, Idaho, on October 11, 2019.
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Pend Oreille Valley Railroad’s Sandpoint turn smokes it up as it approaches Laclede, Idaho, on the morning of October 1, 2021. A pair of former Illinois Central EMD GP10s power the eastbound train on this one-time Great Northern main line.
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The Pend Oreille Valley Railroad turn to Sandpoint stops on the way east at Laclede, Idaho, to pick up a lumber load from Idaho Forest Group’s sawmill on October 1, 2021.
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Pend Oreille Valley Railroad Geeps back to their train at Laclede, Idaho, after picking up a carload of lumber from Idaho Forest on October 1, 2021. After “Old Blister” couples up to the centerbeam car, the turn to Sandpoint will continue eastbound with interchange for BNSF.
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Morning fog is still thick along the Pend Oreille River as POVA’s turn to Sandpoint heads west between Laclede and Dover, Idaho, on October 1, 2021. Pend Oreille Valley Railroad operates on a portion of the former Great Northern main line between Newport and Sandpoint.
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