Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Skip Frank watches as Alex Mahoney unloads Joe Laskowski's train equipment from the car onto the lift for the steaming bays. Tom Polk from Michigan getting help from a friend as he lifts off the traveling cover from his engine he scratch-built.

As Tom rolls his engine onto the transfer table lift, Ron Trenhaile and Chet Roberts make sure everything lines up on the extension rail panel to the trailer. Chet Roberts scratch-built diesel unit sits on one steaming bay as Joe Laskowski's interurban gets it's fender put on by Alex as Alex Bruchac watches.

Back at the station I caught Dick Philpott arriving back at the station with the boxcab that he scratch-built from 1/2" thick plastic. Larry Goldsby explains the electric controls for his camelback steam engine replica to Dave Woldman as Wayne Boron listens.

Up on a steaming bay, Skip checks the fire in the firebox as he raises steam pressure in "Lynn" getting her ready to run. Chet alongside his engine he designed and made that is electric powered as he readies the engine for running.

Don Speidel pulls into a siding track passing the club's GP38 on the track in front of the steaming bays after one of his runs. Ken Brooks having just passed through Pandora heads around the curve for Shoe with his steeple cab engine that's electric powered.

Dave Woldman at the controls of Goldsby's Camelback powered train has just passed over Cider Bridge. Caught Dick at the same location but this time I panned the shot which makes Dick looking like he's going 25 mph. O.K. 24...

Dick Clark running light as he passes over the grade crossing heading to Zip Junction on his way back into the station. Next to come by was Ted and Marie Nyland with their American steam engine pulling the second unit of their interurbans as they head to Zip Junction.

Ken Brooks just released the brakes on his train from the manditory stop if you are on the Branch Line crossing the mainline at Zip Junction. Alex Bruchac at the controls of Laskowski's interurban as he is Eastbound towards the Shriver Station and approaching the coaling tower ahead of him.

With Lynn under steam, Skip walks alongside of his engine as he controls the brakes to get down the grade from the steaming bays. Larry backs his Camelback into a siding by the end of the station after setting the switches for the proper diversion for alignment.

Josh Frank sits behind George Mett's scratch-built gas powered military engine which is temporalily blocked in on the siding by the clubs train. Ken runs by Eastbound in front of the station with his train, running light.

Jim Rivers and Joe Laskowski sitting in front of the Shriver Station watching the trains go by. Joe at the controls of his train in front of the station takes time out for the photographer to snap this picture.

Kitty Shriver, Judy Oscker and Edith Hacker, you just can't keep the kids away from the electronics these days. Trains passing at the station as Ken is heading Eastbound, passing Ted and Marie Westbound.

Skip arriving back at Shriver Station with Josh and his circus train. Jim Rivers and Alex Mahoney arrive back at the station after motoring through many of the "routes" we have to our layout.

Larry Goldsby's train units he brought to our Fall Open Meet sitting on a siding by the station. Riding behind Dick, as he approached Horrendous, I snapped this shot of Alex starting out after he acquired the block signal.

As Dick's train was climbing the grade thru Gulch heading to High Creek, we passed Larry coming down the grade from Hilton heading towards Fern and our bridges. Trains in the sidings by the station await their owners for a call to action.

Adam Pakeltis as engineer of the club's switching engine arriving back at the station with his grampa, Bob Pakeltis riding behind him. Our steam guy, Mike Harkleroad looks to be enjoying running the GP38 as he passes the station running Eastbound as he is all smiles.

Skip Frank passes through Pandora with his wife Lynn and his grandchildren riding behind him. Tom Polk and his friend riding behind Ted as they travel Eastbound on the interurbans and are about to pass thru the Covered Bridge after running past Zip Junction.

Alex Bruchac running the interurban is about to enter the Covered Bridge after waiting for Ted to clear the block before Alex could proceed. Dick on the crossing with Andy Yedlick trying to answer a cell phone call as the train drums over the crossing making it look like he is having a hard time.

Richard Sales passes by Eastbound in front of Shriver Station with his scratch-built engine and unique control car that he makes. Josh and Skip Frank with Ted Nyland, George Metts, Roger Harnish and Mike with his back to us, enjoy some conversation behind the station.

Ted, George and Roger as they sit on the interurbans in conversation. Some of the members and guests sitting at the tables if front of Shriver Station enjoying the good company of fellowship.