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Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Tom Pappas with his train about to depart the station with one of the first loads of passengers for the run today. A layed back Richard Sales, on his special engineer car that he makes, departs the station as Robbi Haines gives the "all aboard".

Ken Brooks rolls into the station at the end of his run with Don Speidel as conductor. Dick Clark with his SW1500 Western Maryland switcher engine slowing his train at the end of his run will soon unload his passengers.

Rex Shriver coming into the station with his little family of passengers. Tom having just passed through Horrendous is on the grade crossing and will soon pass through Zip Junction on his way back to the station.

Ken almost at Zip Junction after having just passed through the Covered Bridge still has more than half of his run to go yet. Dick emerging from the Covered Bridge with John Koontz as conductor.

Stand in one spot long enough and all the trains will pass you as Rex does with his train load of passengers. John Deptowicz on his way to Zip Junction after having passed through the Covered Bridge with his Snoopy train.

While standing out on Short, I found a child's shoe that was lost probably over a year ago, judging by its condition, so I set it on our sign for Shoe to see if anybody would notice. Ted Nyland with his pair of interurbans as he passes by Pandora, headed for the Covered Bridge.

Tom after having come off the Big Bend Bridge, rounds the curve at Pandora and heads for our Covered Bridge. Richard rumbling over the Big Bend Bridge will soon be passing through Pandora.

Ken on Big Bend Bridge with his train as he follows Richard for all points west. A long shot of Rex with his train passing over the Big Bend Bridge.

The Snoopy train with John as engineer rumbling over the Big Bend Bridge on his way to Pandora. A tree-framed shot of Ted as he passes through Ridgeway on his way to the Big Bend Bridge.

Ted with another load of passengers having left the station on the Main Line just past the switch to Short. Ken rolls into the station and after coming to a stop, Pam Znidar will assist with handing out our train schedule to the passengers as they exit the train.

Another load of happy passengers rolls into the station behind Rex and his electric-powered switcher. Bill Deptowicz, Edith Hacker and a load of passengers as he brings the Snoopy train in on the back side of the station nearing the end of his run.

John Koontz just coming off the Festival Bridge with the Park engine and Judy Oscker as conductor will soon be pulling into the station. Ken at Pandora as he rounds the bend and heads for Shoe and the Covered Bridge.

Bill rumbles through Pandora with the Snoopy train and a light load for this run. Karl Losely, still has his Hudson waiting for tires on the drivers, comes down and helps us out giving Rex a break by running his train.

John with the Park engine and Judy as conductor as they slowly pass by the photographer on their way to the Covered Bridge. Here's our "Cathedral in the Woods" -- our Covered Bridge which we're quite pround of, since it is now the only public accessible covered bridge in Lake County.

Tom coming off Big Bend with his trainload of passengers on a beautiful, sunny Spring day. Ted just passing through Ridgeway with his interurbans and passengers will soon be rumbling out over the Big Bend Bridge.

Rick Nagy with a fully loaded train and Lew Fowler in the conductor's chair at the rear as they pass through Mackey's Run on the grade up to Big Bend Bridge. Skip Frank at the grade crossing after having just passed through the Truss Bridge on his way to Mackey's Run with his steam engine, Lynn.

The serenity of our layout in the wooded glen without anything or anyone to disturb its peaceful surroundings -- in between trains passing through -- is a beautiful sight. Ken just coming off the Truss Bridge with another load of happy passengers.

Bill with the Snoopy train having just passed through Fern will soon be rumbling through the Truss Bridge. The Park celebrated "A Work of Art" this weekend and provided singers to entertain the passengers as they waited to board the trains.

Also we saw the talents of a blacksmith as he forged steel into useful and decorative objects. An artist, Jim Polewchak, displayed items of his talent in painting pictures out-of-doors, and this time a train which he had for sale.

Two trains waiting at the station, still more passengers waiting to ride and Robbi finished loading Karl and will soon load Tom's train. With a handful of riders left waiting for the trains, Ted takes two passengers on his last run.