BNSF's Kootenai River Sub [Through Idaho and Montana]

[Originally released on DVD in 2014] Visit BNSF's busy Northern Transcon between Sandpoint, Idaho and Whitefish, Montana. Heavy trains rolling through the rugged mountains just south of the Canadian border. The top of the grade is the seven mile-long Flathead Tunnel.

0:00 Intro
2:35 Map
3:52 Sandpoint, Idaho
8:41 Sandpoint Diamond
14:27 Colburn
17:09 Elmira
20:49 Naples
25:01 Deep Creek Bridge
27:58 Deep Creek (UP)
30:16 Bonners Ferry
38:48 CP1366.3
41:05 Kootenai River Canyon
43:13 East Crossport
46:50 Leonia
48:56 Yakt
52:31 West Troy
55:08 East Troy
58:44 Tunnel 6
1:00:34 Kootenai Falls
1:03:16 Libby, Montana
1:07:06 Ripley
1:15:09 Jennings
1:16:46 Big Bend
1:18:33 Libby Dam - Lake Koocanusa
1:19:32 Riverview
1:23:17 Fisher River
1:24:10 Tamarack
1:32:32 Wolf Prairie
1:37:32 Rock Creek
1:40:25 Flathead Tunnel (West Portal)
1:44:23 Flathead Tunnel (East Portal)
1:53:00 Swamp Creek
1:54:30 Brimstone
1:55:57 Stryker
1:57:54 Radnor
1:59:10 Upper Stillwater Lake
2:01:14 Olney
2:01:54 Whitefish

[steverudder]

😁👍Thoroughly enjoyed this and all of the 7Idea Production Videos!👏👏👏👏
Looking forward to watching the next in the series Marias Pass as I've got a lot of catching up to do.
Aaron, if I could, I'd give you a 🏆 reward of some kind for your time and Hard work, and for somehow putting up with scorching or frigid temperatures out there just so that we can enjoy all that you have seen! 👏👏👏
Keep on Trackin', Sir!

[amaribrahim]

The natural atmosphere looks very calming and comfortable

[peterwehrhahn]

Beautifully done ..., great landscapes, magnificent trains and outstanding filming. Thank you for showing this masterpiece.

[stevek]

This region has been home for over 40 years. Would not want to live anywhere else. I should know lol. As a trucker, I have been to all lower 48 states and 3 provinces of Canada….no place like home! Nice production.

[williamlane]

Absolutely beautiful, I so enjoyed watching this. Magnificent colors, such a beautiful place to live.

[BrianHanscom]

Thank you !!! 👍👍👍 watching from Pahrump Nevada 🇺🇲

[pemista]

impressiv colors, fantastic views, nature and landscape! I like the spring colors best and enjoy your narrating and your viedeographing a lot. Thank you for posting.

[michaelburt]

Stunningly beautiful country. Lived in Montana for several years. Love watching the trains.

[SPRailfan]

BNSF is my favorite railroad out of the big 4.

[johnferree]

I've enjoyed your work for some time and it just gets better. The cinematography is excellent. Your appreciation of place gives the trains context. Your technical quality is outstanding. I'm a fan!

[PCBill]

Nice video from the East Portal. The last time we were there BNSF had posted the entire access to the area. Additional Tunnel facts: the blower fans are powered by a 16-cylinder locomotive prime mover; the paved forest service road that runs over the tunnel is maintained by BNSF year-around for MOW and crew van access.

[timdodge]

Great narrated video, beautiful scenery

[rogertemple]

Wow this is really very beautiful here
and seeing the train out there is very beautiful and magnificent Thank You.
🤠👍🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🇺🇲💨

[brendanwilliams]

Good job, another tunnel that has a similar fan system to the Flathead Tunnel is the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado, it is 6 and a half miles long and has refuge alcoves built inside it in case railroad employees become stranded with gas masks inside each alcove.

[johnrockstone]

Well done!👍Very enjoyable and informative!🤔 Thank you for posting!🙂🙂🙂

[kirkzevola]

Wow words can't describe how amazing how much footage you and your team has captured back in 2014. Its hard to believe that this was nine years ago. Outstanding job and keep up with the hard work.

[jamesbarry]

Another great video, thank you for sharing with us!

[solanaceae]

Was just fishing where the video @ 0:33 was taken, and immediately additionally recognized the location where 0:49 was videoed. Retired now, but I've done heavy equipment contract work for BSNF across the area, B&B mostly - and the Amtrak ADA upgrades from Libby to Cut Bank. Really cool video. Even pronounced Kootenai correctly for this region. Big thumbs up!

[jaygeist]

Hi i love all your videos and i don't no the trains went through so many tunnels I didn't know there was that many and a great thanks for all you do jay

[Jumpingoffthecliff]

Thanks for the hard work and for sharing the fantastic results here. In some ways I like the Kootenai scenery better than the run east of Whitefish.