Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

One of the highlights of the Open Meet is that Ted and Marie Nyland bring their ice cream maker along with the different toppings for a dish or cone of ice cream and Ted here is cranking away. Bob Rusczyk of Erie, Pennsylvania at the station with his F7 in primer having in a discussion with Ken Brooks.

Guests of Dave Foster family pose for the photo with Erin, Dave, Jeff, Sandi and Claire who is standing in front. On one of the steaming days, Roy Harris was doing a boiler pressure test on George Metts' Camelback engine as Mike Harkleroad watches.

Skip Frank with his circus train cars and his steam engine Lynn occupying a couple of the steaming bays as he gets ready to start a fire in the firebox. East Wind on a steaming bay with the boiler taking on water and behind him we see Chet Roberts Mogul steam engine waiting to be tended to.

Daryl Metcalf at the controls of Rex Shriver's engine as he approaches the station eastbound in front of the steaming bays. Alex Bruchac with Jim Rivers riding behind him comes into the station with Joe Laskowski's interurban.

Ken Vendlinger at the controls of Hal Seiler's pair of speeders with Hal riding behind him. Kenny departing the station as Richard Sales arrives with his train eastbound into the station.

Brendan Ruger passes through the station eastbound with Chris's homemade electric powered boxcab with Chris riding behind him. John Riba at the controls of his GP40 will soon be arriving at the station with his load of passengers.

The energetic activity up on the steaming bays as the different engines raise steam pressure in their boilers. Dave passing through Zip Junction was at the controls of his speeders but Claire had the preferred view from the front seat.

Ted Nyland with his pair of interurban's and Wayne Boron riding on second car clears the block on the Branch Line as I wait to pass through with the Snoopy train. Hal with his Galloping Goose has just come off the Big Bend Bridge and is at Pandora on his way to Shoe and the Covered Bridge.

Rick Nagy has just come downgrade from Hilton and is at Fern and about to clear the signal for the block he is exiting. John Deptowicz has just come into the station with his Snoopy train and is waiting for a new engineer to take the controls.

Jeff Stanek with his train coming into the station eastbound with his load of passengers. Hal arriving back at the station with his Galloping Goose with Skip Frank and his steamer Lynn close behind.

Skip with this steamer Lynn slows for the station as he rolls by on his way westbound for another trip around the track. The Snoopy train arriving at the station with Ethan Deptowicz at the controls with his dad, John, riding behind him.

Chris bringing his boxcab powered train into the station with Brendan riding behind him. Next coming into the station was Mike Harkleroad at the controls of the Camelback owned by George Metts and Mike will head for the yard to pick up a few cars.

Claire running Scrappy on the Orchard Loop behind the station as her dad Jeff Foster points out something to her. Sit at the station and they will all come to you as John with his GP 40 arrives back at the station with his passengers.

Josh Frank running the steam powered Crab with Gracie Pekarek as his passenger on the Orchard Loop behind the station. Frank Foti coming into the station with his Pacific engine East Wind, which was the winning name submitted in a school contest for naming the Boston and Maine engines. Hence, it really was called East Wind.

Josh at the controls of the Crab giving his grampa, Skip, a ride on the Orchard Loop. Jeff with his train slowly running up to the front of the station eastbound with an empty consist.

John has a young engineer at the controls of his GP40 as he departs the station westbound with Jeff and his engine eastbound and in the background John with the Snoopy train is in front of the station. A similar shot but with Richard Sales leaving the station as Jeff gets off his train.

Rex Shriver arriving back at the station eastbound with Jeff Klein and Edith Hacker riding behind him. Ken Brooks with his electric powered steeple cab engine arriving back at the station with his grandson, Ryan Thomas, riding in front.

Brad Studd with his gas powered Northfolk Southern switcher andwell that there train sitting in front of the station eastbound with his load of passengers. A view of Brad and his train as he departs the station eastbound with his passengers.

Sean Roberts with his steam switcher departs the station with a full load of passengers. John Deptowicz arrives back at the station with his Snoopy doghouse engine with Snoopy and Woodstock riding on the roof.

The attendees lined up to await being served their steak dinner as they pass the food serving table and that's the raffle prizes being displayed on the tables in the foreground. A view from under the shelter as the attendees load up their plates with food.

Robbie's brother David Haines did the honor of cooking the steaks and that's Jeff Stanek standing behind him. Robbie and Karen Haines were serving as the attendees passed by in the line.