Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway

The Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway is a short-line railroad that runs between Bovill, Idaho and Palouse, Washington. It was built by the Potlatch Lumber Company as a logging railroad, but it also carried other freight, passengers, and mail.[1]

A Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway train beside the Palouse River, bringing logs to the mill at Potlatch, Idaho (circa 1910)

Engine 1 of the railroad and a railroad depot are preserved in the Commercial Historic District of Potlatch, Idaho, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]

References

Keith Petersen and Mary Reed (November 2, 1985). "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory Sheet: Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 14, 2017. with six photos from 1985
Keith Petersen and Mary Reed (November 2, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Potlatch MRA". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

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[nrhpdoc-1] Keith Petersen and Mary Reed (November 2, 1985). "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory Sheet: Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 14, 2017. with six photos from 1985

[2] Keith Petersen and Mary Reed (November 2, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Potlatch MRA". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2017.