I’m building a layout very loosely based on the Washington, Idaho and Montana Ry Co that ran from Palouse, Washington to Bovill, Idaho. Built to haul logs out of the forest for Potlatch Lumber Company now Potlatch Corporation, it still exists today as the Washington and Idaho Railway, Inc., having passed through the MILW and BN. The original WI&M never made it to Montana, but that didn’t stop them from thinking big. Let’s take a tour. The first photo represents the yard at Palouse, called Lairds. Note the chief engineer.
Originally, there were 6 sidings, but I needed the switches elsewhere… 
Next is the approach to Lairds from Palouse.
These are photos of the city of Palouse, WA. When I finally get all the track laid, I’ll start on the buildings. That is Aristo’s barn. I had to remove the badly warped roof and replace it with cedar shingles from the dollhouse department. I’ve applied three coats of Tung Oil, hoping to stave off Bruce’s problem. We’ll see if it works
One interesting thing about Palouse is the street running.
Or is that just a shot of Andy’s railroad that you stole !!!
