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Public Run - 6/14/09


Roy Harris doing a boiler pressure test on Frank Foti's re-boilered Pacific, "East Wind". Skip Frank lubricating the running gear on "Lynn" as the boiler pressure builds.
Bob Beardslee getting his steam switcher ready to start raising steam for the run today. Chet Roberts with his engine on one of the steaming bays prior to igniting the coal in her fire box to raise steam.
Richard Sales moved his Hogwart Express to the steaming bays for this picture. "Lynn" still with the blower on the exhaust stack as pressure builds in her boiler.
Frank behind his engine with Richard and Linda Harris watching Roy with the boiler test proceedure. A view of the newly piped up smoke box which won't be shiny for very long.
The guys getting equipment out of the storage shed, Joe Banzer, Mike Harkleroad, Don Speidel and Frank Russell(L-R). Judson Elliott watches as Scott Hewis connects the safety chains between Frank's interurban and his rider car.
John Deptowicz puts his Snoopy train together as his son Ethan patiently waits. Paul Emch with his switcher as Dick Philpott, running Frank's interurban, heads out with a load of passengers.
Roy was loading trains and giving the riders their instructions for the ride as Paul waits to move his train. John with Snoopy and Woodstock on the engines roof departs the station.
Don Speidel just starting his run after Roy loaded his train. Dave Foster with his set of speeders leaving the station with his load of passengers.
Ken Brooks with the Park engine, pulled up to the loading area for Roy to load his train. Scott comes into the station to unload and that's Cornelius Gould as his conductor at the rear.
Richard pulling into the station with his load of passengers pulled by the Hogwart Express engine. Don arrives at the station and Mike takes the controls for Richard's train with George Woodling in the background.
John leaving the station and everyone is not happy to ride the trains. Bob attending to the fire in his engine as Roy explains the riding rules to the passengers.
Mike waiting for Roy to finish loading his train. Scott coasting into the station with Frank Russell as the conductor for his train.
Paul Emch just leaving Horrendous as he heads for Zip Junction on his way to the station. Judson at the controls of the Park engine at the beginning of his run is at the Park access road crossing.
Ken passing thru Zip Junction and that's Ron Trenhaile,standing, as our train spotter checking the trains. Scott coming down the grade by Hilde Hill approaches Fern with his passengers.
Judson coasting down the grade from Gulch with engine 9401 and his passengers and Stephen as his conductor. Ken just passing the crossover at Gulch as he coasts with the assist of brakes down the grade.
Paul at Hilton about to take the grade down to Gulch and Mike Uhrich is his conductor for this run. Don passing thru Hemlock which is on the first leg of the run with Cornelius as conductor.
Paul leaving the station as Roy talks to Bob's passengers about their run. Don talks with his passenger as Richard pulls out of the station and George Metts is behind with his "Toby" engine and circus car.
Scott with his last load of passengers for this Public Run waits for Roy to finish loading. Ken watches as Pam Znidar who assisted with the unloading of the trains talks with a rider.
Ken at the station and Jerry Bell running the Park engine with Pam behind him and to the right is George Woodling. Bob putting away the flags from his engine as his son Rob watches.
Don and Lew Fowler at the lift help Tom Pappas load his engine into the storage shed. Paul pushed the Park engine to the turntable where the engine was turned by Mike and Scott before we put it away.
                                               
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