Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Paul Zorko just leaving the station with his first load of passengers today. Bill Deptowicz running the club's GP38 departs the station with his passengers.

Marcel Uhrich leaving Shriver Station with the whistle blowing as he picks up speed and Linda Harris is his conductor. Marcel looks over his shoulder to check his riders as he passes by the photographer.

Sean Roberts with his steamer cracks open the throttle and his train with a full load of passengers starts down the main line. Logan Tapolyai, engineer of the Snoopy train, will be departing the station shortly.

Bill with the train passing over Cider Bridge as he nears the end of his run. Judson Elliott at Shoe is about to pass through the Covered Bridge with his train and passengers.

As darkness settles in to the woods, Ted Nyland and his pair of interurbans pass through Shoe. Dave Woldman was next to pass by the photographer as he passes Shoe with his RS3 diesel engine.

Almost missed Frank Foti as he passed by with East Wind, his Boston and Maine Pacific steam engine. Paul with his Fire Ball Express heads for the Covered Bridge with a full load of passengers.

Dick Clark was next to pass by as he headed West with his riders bound for places like Zip Junction, Horrendous, Filmor, Gulch and High Creek. Ken Brooks finishes giving rider instructions as Skip Frank takes on water for his steamer "Lynn".

With blowdown of the cyclinder cocks venting water and steam, Skip departs the station with his load of passengers. Ken has started loading riders on Frank Foti's train as Mike Harkleroad adds water to his steamers' tender.

With safety lifted on the Camelback steam engine, Mike begins his run as he checks his passengers. Judson's train has been loaded and Trish Koontz, seated in the chair, is keeping the passenger count for the Park.

Paul sits on his train as Frank Smoley starts his next run with a load of passengers. As Paul departs Shriver Station on Track #1, Richard Sales moves to the loading area on Track #2 where Ken will load his train.

Richard starts his run taking a family of riders on his next journey into the darkness of the woods and the lighted carved pumpkins along the way. Wayne Boron watches as Dick puts his train in motion for his next run.

Karl Losely after unloading his passengers at the station pulls up to the loading area with his Hudson steam engine. Karl's trainload of passengers as he leaves the station.

Here are two engineers, John and John, John Deptowicz with Snoopy and John Koontz with the Park engine who will depart the station first. John leaving Shriver Station with the theme song of Snoopy playing on a sound system in his train.

Back at the station Marie Nyland is carving and decorating a pumpkin with gum drops on toothpicks. The activity at the unloading area in front of the station as trains arrive, unload then pull ahead to load more passengers.

Here we have a skeleton keeping Marie company...something to snuggle up to if she feels cold. Richard just pulled into the station with the young costumed riders and their parents.

As we come to a break in running between the allotted time slots the trains start to back up coming into the station to unload. Mike Uhrich and Andy Yedlick sitting by the fire ring watching the proceedings of the trains as they move up to load and depart the station.

Frank blowing down the cylinders as he departs the station with a full load of passengers which the camera flash didn't show the end of his train. Frank waiting for Ken Brooks to finish giving the riding instructions to his passengers.

Sean Roberts puts his train into motion as he departs the station with his passengers riding behind him. Mike Harkleroad adds coal to the firebox of the Camelback steam engine as Ken Vendlinger relaxes as they wait to move up to the loading area.

With the run over, Bob Pakeltis after unloading his passengers starts to move ahead to load members wanting a ride to see the pumpkins. Austin Tapolyai and Valerie Bilchak board the train for a ride in the woods as the event comes to a close.