Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Mike with the Camelback and Skip with Lynn doubleheading on the mainline passing through Zip Junction. Jonathan with the GP38 crossing through Zip Junction with his trainload of passengers.

Ken Vendlinger with Paul Zorko coming off the Big Bend Bridge as they approach Pandora. Bill Deptowicz running Dick's SW1500 as he approaches the signal post at Shoe.

Dave watching his daughter, Molly sitting on the Snoopy train in the engineer's seat. John Deptowicz's newly built Snoopy caboose with Snoopy on the back platform and Woodstock in his nest on the roof and Lucy and Charlie watching out the windows.

Ethan and Molly playing in the leaves on the far side of the Snoopy train. Kitty Shriver and Robbi working in the kitchen preparing more ingredients to add to the Hobo Stew cauldron.

A nice fire with the flames licking the bottom of the cauldron to keep the pot boiling. Who says a watched pot won't boil?

Mike giving tips on running the Camelback to Josh, sitting on the tender, on the Orchard Yard track behind the station. Trish and John Koontz relaxing as they sit by the fire ring keeping warm.

Dave Foster carring out the cutup kielbasa and Polish sausage to add to the boiling cauldron. Kitty and Robbi cutting up the roasts into serving size portions before adding them back into the cauldron.

Trish made the railroad cake for the Hobo Stew for everyone to enjoy, complete with licorice tracks and Life Saver wheels. Here's a bird's eye view of the entire layout of the railroad cake.

Josh on the Orchard Loop with the Camelback and you can see the side rods in motion. Bill taking Judy Oscker for a ride on the Snoopy train as they depart the station storage yard.

The crowd assembling as they wait for the Hobo Stew to finish cooking. Dave and Karl Losely shooting the bull and patiently waiting for the Stew to be served.

The gang wait in eager anticipation for the Stew to start being served. Bill and Judy heading out from the station on the Snoopy train as it will be a little while before the Stew is ready.

Ethan's buried in the leaves as Mikey Vegh adds more leaves on top of him. Ethan Deptowicz, Thomas Ridler and Mathew Ridler pose in the dry falling leaves -- the usual activity for this time of year.

Paul and Dick are talking as Frank Russell starts eating his Hobo Stew. Ted and Marie Nyland roll into the station with their interurbans going eastbound as some of the members have already started eating.

Robbi and Carl are serving Mitch Lane as Roberta Uhrich, Diane Hopp and Ron Trenhaile wait patiently to have their bowls filled with stew. The lineup of hungry hobos that managed to hang around long enough that we have to feed them.

Robbi and Carl serving up the "finally ready" stew from the cauldron swung out away from the fire by the snazzy cauldron support. The line is still pretty long and John Deptowicz is just getting their bowls and will be one of the last in line to get some of the stew before it all disappears.