SSP's entire roster—a pair of conventional GP39Ms and the ex-Kennecott Copper high-cabs—descend the grade down into the Palouse River valley. This is the longest train I've seen on this part o... (more)

Loads from the Bennett Sawmill are easing into Palouse, where they will combine with the local from Pullman to head north the next day.

The sun sets on idled equipment at Palouse, WA. A business car and GP16 no. 316 rest in the weeds along with some stored centerbeam flat cars. It did not appear that the 316 had been used recently... (more)

An SP-decorated ex-CN F-9Au and partner, an ex-C&O GP-30m, get a roll on a half-dozen or so newly loaded grain cars, heading north along the former NP Palouse & Lewiston branch. A spring snow squ... (more)

Two BN geeps lead the WIM Local east at milepost 2 on the WI&M subdivision. The train is still in Washington State, but as it passes the photographer it will enter Idaho.

WIR #20, the trusty old GP30 brings fertilizer loads into town. The short train is crossing the Palouse River, on the north side of the town of the same name.

The president of his domain. Rolling out of Palouse Yard, Stan eyes his load of dried peas, waiting for it to pass the derail before resetting the safety device. The boxcar of Palouse peas will he... (more)

Strung out over the curves of the Palouse, 14 loaded lumber cars, empty hoppers, and a loaded boxcar of peas make the northbound manifest.

Stan Patterson is at the controls, rolling a mere 1mph down Whitman Street. Slowing to cross over HY27, he lays on the music while watching carefully for cars. Behind the little geep are 2 empty c... (more)

The #20 grabs a boxcar of peas to take north.

Combining two trains, one from Potlatch, the other from Moscow, in the city of Palouse.

F-units, long hood forward, and street running are some of the operating treats that the W&I has to offer. Jeramey leans out the window of the '16 to get a view of the "summit" coming out of Palou... (more)

A big, black Cadillac rolls down the middle of the newly-repaved and re-railed Whitman Street.

Stan moves the rails from the Potlatch, ID line to Pullman/Moscow. Jeramey fires up the 316 in a belch of oily smoke.

The old Palouse River & Coulee City won't wear this name for too much longer. Stan is annoyed with this photographer tagging these shots as "PCC", not "W&I". Nothing a little spray paint won't fix... (more)