Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This program was originally released on DVD in 2013.

Since the days of the Burlington Northern, The Funnel has seen some of the heaviest rail traffic in the Northwest. Now part of the busy BNSF Northern Transcon, this 70 mile-long corridor between Spokane, Washington and Sandpoint, Idaho is still a railfan magnet.

7idea Productions paid several visits to this scenic line in different seasons. Our tour begins at Latah Junction where trains roll in and out of downtown Spokane. The tracks travel in a northeasterly direction into the Idaho panhandle before crossing the 5,000 foot Lake Pend Oreille Bridge and arriving at Sandpoint Junction. Unit grain trains, coal, intermodal, vehicle, manifests and the new Bakken oil trains all use this important route.

With over 50 trains per day on a line with several sections of single track, dispatchers and crews have to stay on their toes to keep things rolling. From clear summer days, to cold winter nights, this is great railroad action you don't want to miss!

This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/the-funnel?_pos=1&_sid=5058baa86&_ss=r

0:00 Intro
2:14 Map
2:58 Latah Junction
7:18 Sunset Junction
9:42 Spokane
21:13 Irvin
29:31 Idaho State Line
32:39 Hauser
35:44 Rathdrum
39:45 Ramsey
40:45 Athol
46:20 Granite Cut
1:03:03 CP 223 Crossovers
1:09:18 Valley Vista Barn
1:13:37 Cocolalla
1:18:45 Algoma
1:25:10 Lake Pend Oreille Bridge E. Algoma
1:48:13 Lake Pend Oreille Bridge from Sandpoint
1:53:53 Sandpoint