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Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

John Riba explains the controls on our club engine to a young train enthusiast before the start of our Tremendous Trains Program today. Members, Wally Pausch, Steve Zaken, Ken Brooks and Judson Elliott at the station waiting for the 10 o'clock group to arrive.

Today is also a regular work session day and Ken Vendlinger is cutting the grass behind Shriver Station. Judson is giving a talk to the group explaining the different railroad cars and some of the type of loads they may carry.

We had engines out on the steaming bays and a string of cars on a siding in front of them. After the presentation all attendees got a ride and Judson is leaving with the first trainload of passengers.

Ken, our club President, departs the station with the second trainload of riders. Judson arrived back at the station, discharged his passengers and took on another load of riders.

A view of the riders on Judson's train as they depart the station and Paul Emch with the train on the adjacent track being loaded. We have some smiling passengers on Paul's train as they leave the station.

With the 10 o'clock group finished riding we have time till the 1 o'clock shows up so Tom Pappas used the time to cut the grass in front of the station. Ken using the wheed whip to cut the grass the mower couldn't reach.

It was good to see George Metts today, as we missed seeing him not being at the track for over a month. A little after 1 p.m. the Park personal lead the next group over to the station.

Again, Judson gave his talk on the different aspects of the railroad and the variety of cars and their purposes. Here he explains the boxcar and the things that it might haul to keep merchandise dry from the weather.

Judson using a G scale passenger car to explain to the attendees that not all cars carried manufacturing items. After the descriptive part of the progam was over the ride on the train was most popular as John waits to roll.

The passengers on John's train as he departs the station. Ken, with the club's GP38 fully loaded with riders, advances the throttle on the big engine and heads down the mainline.

Richard Sales and his electric powered switcher starts down the track with a trainload of passengers. Ken arriving back at the station with his passengers and Steve Zaken on the rear as conductor.

Judson motions for the attendees to move down the track to locate in front of the steaming bays where he will give his presentation. The Park personal waiting for all the riders to return to the station.

The 3 o'clock group has arrived and Judson has started his program about trains. The Park takes reservations for the event and limit the amount of attendees at each session.

Judson gives the name of the car and asks the kids what they think might be hauled in it or on it(as in the case of the flatcar). John sitting behind his engine waiting for the attendees to come over to the loading area for a ride.

Richard and Paul sit on another train waiting for the next segment of our program...the rides. The rides are by far the most anticapated part of the Tremendous Trains Program where their tickets are held out to be punched by Park personal.

Everyone had a ticket and waited for their ticket to be punched before the ride would start. With tickets punched and riding instructions given, the train was ready to roll and they departed the station.

A gondola of children with tickets in hand as they leave the station riding the train. Ken waits while a mother takes a picture of her child getting his riding ticket punched by Park personal.

Almost done punching the tickets as the riders on the rear of the train hold out their tickets. With all the preliminaries taken care of, the train starts it's run as they head on down the mainline.

Richard leaving the station with his passengers as he operates his engine via radio control. Ken out in the woods, has just passed through Pandora, with his train as he heads for Shoe and the Covered Bridge.

Richard passing over the Big Bend Bridge approaches the end of the span and will soon be at Pandora. Ken having just passed over Festival Bridge runs on the loop behind Shriver Station and will be at the end of this run.