Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

An unidentified guest with Erin, Claire and Jeff Foster and Steve Zaken keeping cool in the shade. Claire sitting on Mom's lap with Brenda Ceisinski sitting alongside.

Josh Frank riding behind a guest after showing him how to run the circus train on the Orchard Loop track behind the station. Dave Fosters family packs up for the day as they have another place to be today.

Guests Dave Yates with his son Oliver sitting in the shade behind the station before going on a train ride. Our covered bridge waiting for some train traffic to rumble over the wooden support beams and the clickity-clack of the wheels on the rail splices amplified by the structure.

Ethan Deptowicz running the Snoopy train with Grampa Bill Deptowicz behind him. Having obtained the signal at Thorn Ethan takes his train out on the main line.

Frank Foti thundering around the curve with East Wind from Zip Junction as he approaches Horrendous with Kevin Chevalia riding behind him. The camera caught Ethan coming up the hill from Filmor and Frank coasting down hill as they pass.

The Yates family, Olivia, Dave, Oliver with Chapin in front of Ethans Grampa and Ethan as the Snoopy train enters Horrendous. Passing through Zip Junction we find Ken Vendlinger all smiles with his Reading train.

Rick Nagy and Dick Clark in these next two pictures seem to be checking out the condition of the track at Bruce on the Branch Line.

Mike Harkleroad coming into the station with "Big Red" our club GP38 Rail Systems engine. Ken waves to the cameraman as he pulls into the station.

Dick with his SW1500 Western Maryland switcher coming into the station with club members Rick and Ron Trenhaile riding behind. Mark Ross on his gas powered Galloping Goose either doesn't care for the photographer or proves he can ride with no hands. What do you think?

John Deptowicz showing Chapin how to run the Snoopy train behind the station. Jake Knox running the Toby train with Ethan behind him as they follow the Snoopy train on the Orchard Loop.

East Wind being a good girl and not smoking in front of the station as Frank rolls to a stop. I think Mark doesn't know the cameraman is beside him taking this picture in front of the station.

Frank going over the controls of East Wind explaining them to Kevin. Kevin as engineer of East Wind as the train leaves the station with Frank riding behind him.

Ken rolling into the station again with his train but no smile. Ken Brooks riding with Dave Foster on Dave's scratch-built electric powered speeders as they slow for the stop at the station.

Frank with East Wind passing through the station without stopping with Kevin riding on the train. Jake Knox at the controls of the Snoopy train giving a ride to Ethan, Katlin Morehouse and Bill Deptowicz.

Amy Deptowicz...can you guess which train belongs to their family? The run is nearing it's end and up on one of the steaming bays rests George Metts' Camelback.

"Lynn" a 2-4-2 Columbia type engine reposes on a steaming bay cooling down after the fire was dropped. The detail of the steam and sand dome on the skyline of "Lynn".

The running gear of East Wind as she doses off into a slumber until the fires in her firebox are rekindled. East Wind under steam and on the turntable being turned.

Mike cleaning up the Camelback by wiping down the engine after having run it for a while. Mike has the smokebox cover off the engine and is cleaning out the flue pipes.

Ethan backing up the Snoopy train on the siding track between the Willis Car Barn and the Stanek Car Barn to the car lift. Wally and Emmy Pausch at the end of the Stanek Car Barn.

Rick Nagy at the Hotel Hilton stayed overnight for our security as much of the equipment was left at the track for the public run the next day. As Mark Ross drives off into the sunset with his Galloping Goose we bid a fond farewell to todays activities.