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Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

The crew pulled some of the car loads of pumpkins out of the storage sheds and prepare to set the pumpkins around the track along the right-a-way. The pumpkins will be lighted with candles in small clay pots after dark.

Bob Pakeltis lifts a pumpkin from the gondola to set it along the right-a-way. Adam Pakeltis is all smiles as he helps with setting out the pumpkins.

Oh my goodness!, this might be the wolfman hiding on the other side of the box wearing glasses for a disguise. Nope, it's Kitty Shriver that's just going through the box of old decorations for our Whooloween Run tonight.

At Shriver Station, our club vice-president Jen Zorko donned some bats for ornamentation. Andy Yedlick got the fire ring started and is grilling the food to feed the crew tonight.

Frank Foti with East Wind emerging out from the Covered Bridge with his first trainload of riders for tonights run. A short while later Dick Clark emerges out of the darkness with his passengers.

Paul Emch with his riders heads for Zip Junction as he passes the whistle post. Judson Elliott was next to pass by this location approaching the midpoint of the train ride.

Dave Woldman with his RS3 diesel engine on the slight grade heading up to Zip Junction. Sean Roberts, with his little steamer hardly working, as he approaches Horrendous with his passengers.

John Koontz is the engineer as he approaches Horrendous with his charge of passengers. Paul Zorko, engineer of his Fire Ball Express, is just passing over the switch that leads to Short as he continues down the main line.

Ken Vendlinger passes by our tool shed at the start of his run giving us a friendly wave. As Paul waits for the loading area to clear, Dick starts his next run with a full load of passengers.

Dick's passengers are smiling as the train gains some speed and that's Steve Zaken riding on the rear car as conductor. Dave Woldman must have been to Walmarts for this mask for Holloween.

John arrives back at the station as Sean waits for his passengers to depart his train after picture taking. John Koontz waits for his paaasengers to unload from the train.

Mike Harkleroad departs Shriver Station with his load of passengers with Ron on Track 1 waiting to take on passengers. Ron has been given the "All Aboard!" call from the loader and has started his next run.

Smiling Ken gives a wave as he starts his next run as darkness settles in. John watches as his train is loaded with riders before he leaves the station.

As John's train moves away from the station into the darkness, I got this picture of his passengers riding on the rear car with his wife, Trish Koontz as conductor.Ted puts his interurbans in motion as he starts his run with a load of passengers.

Valerie Bilchak, a conductor, wearing headgear that had leds that randomly lit up as she rode in the last car behind East Wind. Kenny talks with our loader, Ken Brooks as Anna Zorko, our passenger counter, watches.

Dick has been cleared to move his train and advances the throttle on his gas powered SW1500 switcher engine. Ted, with his wife Marie riding behind him, leaving the station with passengers.

Kenny departs the station with "Tigger" the lion riding in the car behind him. Ken finishes riding instruction to the passengers as Frank checks air pressure for his brakes.

Ken talks with the passengers just before Dave and his RS3 leave Shriver Station. A time shot of the action going on in front of the station.

John is about to leave the station with what will probably be his last load of passengers for tonights run. Ken starts to unload passengers as Mike with the Park engine just pulls into the station behind him.

Renee Czak as conductor arriving back at the station with the led headgear, knew I was going to take a photo so she closed her eyes. With the run over some Park employees and volunteers get a ride through the woods.