Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Joe Banzer tightening down the air compressor bottom mount to finish another task while Steve Zaken watches from the background. Today was Frank Foti's birthday, so a cake was brought in to celebrate the occasion.

Frank cutting his cake as Dick Clark gets a plate to sample the goodies. Paul Zorko, Joe, Dick and Frank looking over the diagram of one of the engine axles to figure where the chain sprockets are mounted.

Bill Deptowicz continued to work on the Park engine and was mounting the shut-off valve underneath the gas tank. Paul holding the wheel assembly up into the side frames of the truck of the GP38 and seems to be enjoying it since he's all smiles.

Rick Nagy and Joe workng on the retention bars to hold the wheelbearing blocks into the truck. A view of the Park engine gas tank with the fuel shutoff mounted.

George Metts talks to the guy who did the lettering on the boxcar shell as Steve admires the finished product. A closeup view of the left hand side of the boxcar shell showing the deailed reporting marks.

The right hand side of the reporting marks. A three-quarter view of the boxcar shell showing the finished product with lettering even on the end of the car. Nice job -- really makes the car stand out!

Rick greasing the wheelbearing blocks on the GP38. Everyone keeping busy trying to get the GP38 back together again because next week is moving week -- back to Penitentiary Glen.

Frank thought he detected a slight bend in the axle and is trying to straighten it with his teeth. Dick using emory cloth to take a thousandth off the axle OD for the wheelbearing to fit after having pressed the wheels on.

The front of the GP38 overhanging the work table, ready for its axle to be mounted in the truck. A view of the rear truck with the new axle set mounted which completes that task.

Rick helping hold the axle assembly as Joe attaches the wheelbearing block retainers to the bottom of the truck. Joe as he works on his side to mount the retainers which leaves just re-mounting the chains on the sprockets.