Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Judson Elliot and Ken Brooks look over the 2 1/2" scale Shay that Sean Roberts brought to our Open Meet. Sean is doing a nice job in the building of his Shay geared locomotive.

Marcel Uhrich brought his 2-8-0 Consolidation and was filling to tender with water in preparation to raising steam in the boiler. Marty Knox from Michigan brought his 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler steam engine that he named "Green Goddess", with Alan Francis II and his dad Alan Francis watching.

Frank Foti with his 4-6-2 Pacific steam engine East Wind, which is in the process of building steam pressure up in his boiler. The "Green Goddess" is building steam pressure in the boiler as Marty continues to get everything ready.

Sean is filling the water tank on his Shay in preparation for a pressure test of the boiler which is done with water not air. A view of the steaming bays with Mike Harkleroad as he prepares to do the boiler test on Sean's Shay.

Fotis' Lil' Jake reposes in the sun on one of the steaming bays with a hat over his smokebox to keep the sun out of his eyes. The Consolidation sits on the steaming bay track waiting for Marcel to lite a fire in the firebox.

Sean Roberts also brought his electric powered boxcab that is sitting on a siding in front of the water tower. East Wind is rearing to go with a full head of steam with safeties lifted venting the excess pressure.

Paul Emch having just passed by Shriver Station stops to talk to Marcel before parking his engine on a siding ahead. A familiar sight is Ken Vendlinger at the controls of the Reading switcher and train, that now Emch owns.

Marty Knox arriving back at Shriver Station after running a trip around our track and notice that the rods are up, classic picture. Richard Sales arriving back at the station running Eastbound.

Alan Francis with his son Alan with their diesel engine lettered for the Eagle Bay & Southern approach Horrendous. Frank and East Wind with whistle blowing as they make their way back to the station.

Mike from Toledo, Ohio waits for the signal to clear at Shoe which will let him pass thru the Covered Bridge. Alan Francis II running the Green Goddess having just passed over the Justin Tyme Bridge heading for Mackey's Run.

Alan following behind his son crosses over the Justin Tyme Bridge with his train. Marcel sitting on his engine by the station with his children, Bridey, Mollie and James in front of him.

Sean's Shay passed the boiler test and now has the firebox glowing with burning coal and a blower on the smokestack creating a draft for the fire. Marcel running #908, his Consolidation steamer, through the switches in front of the steaming bays by the station.

Adam Pakeltis at the controls of the club's switcher with his grandfather, Bob Pakeltis riding behind him as they head for the siding by the coaling tower. Sean on his Shay as he coasts down the incline from the steaming bays.

Paul Emch at the controls of his Nickel Plate Road Pacific arriving back at Shriver Station with his passengers. Josh Frank passes by the station with the Reading switcher running Eastbound with the train.

Jonathan Shaffer as engineer of Bob Craig's diesel powered train prepares to depart the station for another run on the mainline. Jim Rivers leaving the station with Alex Bruchac and Dick Philpott as passengers behind the electric boxcab that Dick built.

Joe Laskowski departs the station with his electric powered interurban with Al Dahlhausen riding behind him. Mike Harkleroad running Marcel's Consolidation is about to leave the station after topping off the water and shows me his tongue...maybe the water didn't taste too good.

Tom Bee is in attendance with his trailer full of supplies and has an abundance of helpful ideas for any of your problems. Judson Elliott is about to take a visitor for a ride with his scratch-built engine he put together.

Alex Bruchac, part owner of the Pennsylvania boxcab, is about to leave the station with a friend riding behind him. Ben Roberts as engineer of their boxcab powered train, with his dad Sean riding behind, leave the station running eastbound.

Mike fiddling and fussing with the Camelback as he is in discussion with a fellow member. Bob Craig arriving back at the station with his diesel powered train with Ron Trenhaile standing beside him.

The cake that was made for dessert after the cookout to commemorate our Summer 2017 Open Meet. East Wind resting on the mainline approach to the station with an eight passenger car consist which is over eighty feet of cars.