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Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

The crew chowing down prior to beginning the public run which celebrates the "Railroads in the Park" sponsored by Lake Metroparks. Ken Vendlinger working on his green switcher engine just behind Rex Shriver's Role Models Switcher engine on the sidings at the station.

Frank Foti with his Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine, East Wind, taking a load of club guests on a trip around the park before the beginning of the public run. Frank passes the photographer with the Snoopy train which is making its mandatory shake-down run prior to the start of it hauling passengers.

Some of the crew set out railroad cars on the sidings around the park in honor of the "Railroads in the Park" theme for passengers to view as they rode the trains. All these early spring rains have really made trees grow exceedingly fast as evidenced by the tree that "grew" between these parked hopper cars!

Notice in this picture how the rails accomodated the new growth of the tree! Ethan Deptowicz heading for the covered bridge as he drives the Snoopy train on its shakedown run on his way to the station.

Cars sitting out on the Branch Line adjacent to Horrendous for the viewing pleasure of the riders. Kevin Harris in all his conductor finery, posing next to Paul Emch's Nickel Plate Hudson engine in front of the station.

Trains lined up in front of the station prior to the beginning of the public run waiting to be loaded with passengers. Kitty Shriver and Katie Pappas with Kitty making pot scrubbers to sell and Katie crocheting a scarf.

Jeff Ridler and family with their electric-powered box cab engine and cars parked on the siding by the station waiting for the run to begin. Karl Losely carrying a hanging basket of petunias towards the station prior to the run.

Skip Frank sitting on his tender in discussion with club members about brake lines prior to the run. A view showing the line of waiting passengers for their turn to ride the trains which extends all the way up to the Nature Center -- it's going to be a good day.

Marie Nyland tending to her garden she created along the fence in front of our Switch Building. Scott Hewis at the controls of Paul Emch's NKP train on the grade crossing for the Park Access Road just past Zip Junction with his passengers.

Dick Clark coming out from the Covered Bridge with a load of happy passengers. Rick Nagy at the controls of the club's GP38 engine about to enter the Covered Bridge with a full complement of passengers.

Mike Harkleroad at the controls of the Park engine just coming off the Big Bend Bridge as he approaches Shoe. Marty Pinkston with his scratch-built electric-powered engine at Pandora on his way to the Covered Bridge.

Ken Brooks rumbles off the Big Bend Bridge with his load of passengers and will soon be passing through Pandora. Ken V. on the Reading 1229 running across the 120 foot-long Big Bend Bridge, waves to the photographer as he passes by with his passengers.

Rex Shriver at the controls of his electric-powered switcher train on Big Bend Bridge. Ted Nyland with his pair of scratch-built interurbans just rolled out onto the Big Bend Bridge with passengers happily waving to the photographer.

Skip with his circus train and engine, Lynn, as they start to cross the Big Bend Bridge. Frank and East Wind with passengers amid the smoke follow behind Skip as they make their run over the Big Bend Bridge.

John Deptowicz having just passed Mackey's Run with the Snoopy train will soon be rumbling over the Big Bend Bridge. Jeff and his passengers wave to the photographer after having just passed through Mackey's Run.

Tom Pappas with his NKP switcher on the grade at Mackey's Run. Paul Emch with his NKP Hudson and a train load of passengers on the grade crossing of the Park Access Road headed for Mackey's Run and points West.

Rick with Steve Zaken, as conductor, are about to pass through the Truss Bridge with a trainload of passengers. Scott passes the cars set out on the Fern siding as he heads for the Truss Bridge.

Dick coming down the grade from Gulch as he passes through Fern with the Truss Bridge just ahead. Marty waves to the photographer as he passes by Hilde Hill sitting in his engineer's seat, which was appropriated from an actual wheelchair.

Mike having just passed through Gulch running down grade to Hilde Hill and Fern. Ken Brooks on the Main Line coming down the grade from Hemlock will soon be on the scissors switches at Gulch.

Rex on the Main Line by the new West Yard Lead coming out of the Stanek Barn, having just passed through Hemlock. Ken on the Main Line at the Branch Line crossing at Hemlock with his train that has his scratch-built box car with bobbing horse heads patterned after a Lionel car.