Designed by John Dolbeer, of steam donkey and logging fame, the Bear Harbor and Eel River RR Locomotive No. 1, also known as the Bear Harbor Gypsy, or simply the “Bear”, was built by the San Francisco firm of Marshutz and Cantrell (National Iron Works) in 1893.

The Bear worked in the redwood country of northern California. This locomotive is preserved at the Humboldt County Museum in Eureka, CA. The model is an electrically powered brass and steel model, built in 1:20.3 scale for 45mm track, replicating 3 foot gauge.