I'd met Ray at a weekly local car show and asked him to stop by sometime to take some shots of his sweet 1950 Meteor with the Portage Flyer. He kindly obliged by showing up the very next day, so I... (more)

Number 2's trusty Detroit Lubricator basks in the warm glow of the train shed's lights - filled and ready for another day's service protecting the locomotive's vital parts from wear.

CN 451 passes Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub with work just ahead at Huntsville before continuing on to North Bay.

The Portage Flyer nears the top of the 3% grade on a return trip from Fairy Lake.

The day following a severe storm a large maple tree was discovered laying across the tracks. A work team set out to clear the line before the first run of the day, but was unable to remove more of... (more)

"Engineer for a Day" Tom at the throttle of HLBR Number 2.

With engineer W.D Shaw at the controls of the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway's venerable # 2, The Portage Flyer trundles by some beautiful Muskoka scenery. If you are ever in Huntsville this ... (more)

Brakeman Dustin fills Number 2's saddle tank between runs on a gorgeous mid-summer afternoon.

Nope, it's not who you think it is but Robin, our Engineer for a Day participant today, did bear an uncanny resemblance to Duck Dynasty's Uncle Si!

Heavy thunderstorms kept the crowds away from today's last Portage Flyer run and soaked the ground, rails and our brakeman. However nothing dampened the spirits of the "Engineer for a Day" David,... (more)

The Portage Flyer returns home on the last run of the day, with an "Engineer for a Day" program participant at the throttle of old Number 2.

CN 5613 and 2501 lead the first few cars of today's 451 past Huntsville Station for 595 to distribute around town. They’ve left the bulk of their train about a mile back on the far side of the H... (more)

Just the basics! Engineer's-seat view of the control stand in HLBR's 1948 GE 25 tonner #3, or at least it would be had I not removed the engineer's seat to take this shot! Although possibly... (more)

On the first day of operations for the 2013 season I've posed the engine clear of the water tank for photos before backing the train up so the coaches are even with the station platform..