No. 2 sits on the turntable (yes, really, it's only about 5 feet long) outside the shed before the first run of the day.

Oops!

Some days you're better off staying in bed, and this was one of mine.

The Portage Flyer crosses Forbes Hill drive returning to Rotary Village Station on the first run of the last day of 2015 steam operations.

Something you don't see every day, at least for most folks. Fireman Cole spins old No. 2 on the home-built turntable in front of the train shed on the last day of steam operations for 2015.... (more)

Not Quite a Double-Header: Coupled behind Loco #2, #1 sees the light of day for the first time in many a year. Looking rather naked without her saddle tank (barely visible sitting beside th... (more)

Cold, rainy days in July may indeed be miserable but they do have some redeeming factors. It's nice and cozy in the cab (as opposed to the usual sauna) and the steam hangs around a lot bett... (more)

The Portage Flyer about to pull in to Rotary Village Station at the western end of the line, returning from Fairy Lake on a warm day in July.

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.

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!