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Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Friday morning and the pumpkin train with Ron Trenhaile and Robbi Haines is heading out to set out the pumpkins along the track right-a-way. The cars loaded with pumpkins have been pulled out of the storage sheds.

Robbi has been here since early morning setting out the decorations along trackside. Some of the many varieties of decorations that are hung from the surrounding trees.

Cobwebs from the gigantic spiders in the woods usually appear overnight and we generally just have to tear them down but since it's Halloween Run time we'll just leave them.

Ron is back up at the siding by the gravel pile connected to some full cars of pumpkins. Back at the station I found some witches' fingers that they set out to munch on ....cookies with almonds for the fingernails made by Marie Nyland.

Marie brought some wigs and hats for the pumpkins she carved to complete them. Sure does look like a snarly face or a pumpkin with a bad disposition.

Beware of the pumpkin patch when you go out to pick them as some of them are just plain mean. Rick Nagy is all loaded and leaving the station with Linda Harris as the conductor.

The variety of costumes that the kids wear is just great as seen here riding Frank Foti's train. Richard Sales waits for Judson Elliott's train to finish loading so he may load passengers.

This young passenger is outfitted as a clown fish waiting with dad to ride a train. Richard leaving the station with the "clown fish" and a child in costume taken from the Nightmare Before Christmas star "Jack".

Where else can fear be struck in the heart but from this unique mask that all recognize, but not Jake Knox behind the mask. Princesses abound tonight with their pretty dresses as they wait to board a train.

Spiderman and another princess are about to depart the station. John Deptowicz with his Snoopy train wait for the "All Aboard" call signaling that his can move his train out of the station.

Emmy Pausch at the unloading area wearing a hat suitable for the occasion. A view of the lighted pumpkins at Mackey's Run as dusk settles in amongst the trees.

Some of the pumpkin faces that were carved out last Wednesday and were set out along the track and lit by candles after dark.

Some more of the pumpkins.

Marcel Uhrich with the Hudson at Fern after coasting down the grade from Hilton. Richard with his electric powered cab at the same location.

A few more pumpkins spotted along the right-a-way down the grade by Gulch.

If you stare at this one just right the face will emerge. Caught Robbi and Jake adding more spiderwebs between trees.

Woodstock and Snoopy ride the roof of the dog house as John handles the engineers work as they approach Filmor. Ted Nyland passing through Horrendous with his interurbans starts to take the grade down to Filmor.

Back at the station Skip Frank waits for Roger Harnish (behind the smoke) to load his train. Skip had a skull on the back of his tender that glowed several colors that kept changing.

Judson looks over his shoulder at the loading process as Roger talks to one of the riders. Kitty Shriver talks with Judson as Kevin Harris dressed as a confederate soldier starts to load Judson's train.

Bill Bodemer (standing) takes passenger count as Kevin loads Rick's train with passengers. A time shot of the same scene from a different angle showing the added lights on the engine.