lake of bays railway

first coffee

By Chris Mears on September 11, 2022 • ( 2 )

Late last night I had this idea for a “full Overlap”. Then this morning, over first coffees, this second plan just sort of happened. I quite like them both and certainly they felt like nice things to place into the… Read More ›

E.B. Eddy Box Cars – new drawing

By Chris Mears on March 12, 2011 • ( 0 )

Yesterday I posted about the great video I found on Youtube of the Portage Flyer. If I remember the correct place in the film, around 3:47, there is a really great still shot of one of the original Porter locomotives… Read More ›

Portage Flyer Video

By Chris Mears on March 11, 2011 • ( 0 )

I found this video on Youtube today. This is the first video footage of the original Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway I’ve ever seen. The video was shot as vacation footage. Given the Flyer’s fame as a tourist railway… Read More ›

Lake of Bays Railway South Portage Station plans

By Chris Mears on March 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

Hi. I was looking at a picture of the recently released BCH Minitrains HOn30 0-4-0 model. It’s a really nice looking and very nice running (from what I’ve heard) model and it’s hard to overlook it’s similarity to the last… Read More ›