St. Maries River Railroad
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- STMA trains on the old Milwaukee Mainline between St. Maries and Plummer and on the Elk River Branch down to Clarkia. The power, buildings, log cars and track are all old Milwaukee. Even the STMA's paint scheme invokes memories of the MILW's early diesel paint scheme.
Being a Milwaukee Road fan I absolutely love STMA. That log train is something else, GP9's, friction bearing log flats and a caboose, all running on 60lb rail, it is about the closest you can get to stepping back in time.
2011 update on this line. In 2010 they no longer run logs from Clarkia to St Maries and Potlatch Timber Co. sold it to another fellow. Which sadely means that the last true log train in america is gone. One who is owned and operated for the sole purpose of moving logs t the mill. They had almost 500 of these log flats and almost all went to the scrapper. For us railroad fans in Idaho this is sad news. I hope the railroad has a bright future hauling finished wood products .
I can remember when the old Milwaukee came through St Maries on its way up to Avery. At Avery the electrified branch into Montana began. Great memories!!
Nice Video i was just up on that branch this past July of 2013 they are still not running trains on this branch but they are keeping it maintained ! i got a track warrant from them and was able to ride my rail bike from St. Maries all the way to Clarkia! if you would like to watch the video just go to my site here....great scenery
Who do I need to contact in order to get a track warrant?
@@terryvietz7944 They are no longer issuing track warrants. Part of this line is now being used for car storage by TTX.
Excellent video
Great video. Those log cars remind me of the Chehalis Western.
Traffic on the STMA is Pulpwood Logs,Wood Chips,Lumber,Plywood,Chemicals,& Sand.
Though there is a slow order for at least maybe 15 or 25, at least there's still some trains on a former transcontinental railroad that no longer exists in many places. Keep that Long Train Runnin', St. Maries River Railroad!
Great video.
Congrats from Curitiba, PR - Brazil
A caboose!!! Fantastic!
Did you know that all the locomotive that they use on this Railroad are of Milwaukee Road heritage? They are!
Great video of a cool railraod. Great audio too!
2019 update. maintained but not in use to clarkia. clarkia to bovill still abandoned. only train is from St Maries to plummer and back.
very nice vid!
Just look at that unit log train - yet another way to have one type of cargo like ethanol, coal and grain
Not yet. WIll be in the area next month, depending how things go on the MRL maybe we will swing by there on the way home.....
Next time I get out there, we're going after this stuff
WOW still using a caboose in 2008.What kind of horn is that ? Sounds like a WABCO
The STMA has no plans to buy more new Locomotives to add to their fleet.
Have they started to use this line and is it still there.?
The Plummer - St. Maries stretch is used a few times a week. South of St. Maries has been mothballed. I assume it's still in place.
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