Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

With a smiling Scrappy on the left we see Skip Frank as he readies Lynn for the Public Run as his grandson, Josh Frank, watches over the action. On the right, Mike Harkleroad has just loaded Rex Shriver's train and Rex is departing the station.

Caught Paul Zorko in the action of getting on his train as Mike gives the riding instructions to the passengers. Frank Foti with East Wind as he picks up speed leaving the loading area by the station.

Ken Vendlinger with his battery powered Reading switcher waves to the photographer as he departs the station. Once again we have a laid-back Richard Sales as he looks at the camera and smiles just before he departs.

Jon Jaros brought his Northern and has that up on the steaming bay raising steam pressure in the boiler. Don Speidel crosses over the Park Access Road near the beginning of his run with his load of passengers.

Richard passing through Horrendous on his way towards Zip Junction is more than three quarters the way through the ride. A few minutes later Skip comes into view with his circus train pulled by Lynn, his smooth running steam engine.

While sitting at Horrendous and watching the trains I caught Ken Brooks with his trainload of passengers approaching. Mike Uhrich sitting on the park bench watching the trains as they pass by and that's Don with Paul Emch's engine heading left and Rex running to the right side of the picture.

Paul Emch, the engineer of his Nickel Plate Hudson as he passes through Horrendous with his passengers. A few minutes later Dick Clark arrives at Horrendous with a full load of passengers and Judy Oscker as conductor riding on the rear car.

Rex after having passed through High Creek now approaches Horrendous with his trainload of passengers. Next to pass by was Paul and his trainload of passengers with Jennifer Legan, Paul's daughter, as conductor.

Mike watching the train as Jerry Bell, with the club's GP38, passes by as he traverses the track at Horrendous on his way to Zip Junction. Scott Hewis with this AS616 Southern Pacific engine, with John Koontz as conductor, arrives at Horrendous and waves to the photographer.

Ken as he starts the grade down towards Filmore and Patty's Rock Bridge just passed the halfway point for the ride. Frank adds more coal to the firebox in East Wind to keep the engine producing steam and has Ray Dellmore as his conductor.

John Deptowicz with his Snoopy train with his wife Amy and Austin Tapolyai riding behind him on their shakedown run before they take passengers. Now there is a trainload of passengers that are enjoying the ride as Don passes through Horrendous.

Standing next to the water tower at Twin Oaks I caught Marty passing by with his trainload of passengers. Down at Filmore, Skip is about to pass by the Branch Line crossing intersection as Lynn starts to coast down the grade.

With the car wheels clickity-clacking over the double crossing at Filmore, Dick continues downgrade towards Patties Rock Bridge with his SW1500 engine and Pam Znidar as his conductor. Jerry with the GP38 about to pass through the Truss Bridge at the lowest point on the railroad.

Kenny having just passed through Fern is all smiles for the photographer as he heads for the Truss Bridge. Scott passing by the Fern Siding that has a few cars set out on it as he continues for points West.

Frank with East Wind has just thundered across the Truss Bridge and will soon be taking the grade at Mackey's Run. Standing along Fern Siding we see Don approach with his train after having passed through Fern

John with the Snoopy train having just passed over Bridge #6 and heading towards Fern, is about one quarter of the way into the ride. Skip with his circus train has just passed through Mackey's Run and is on the slight grade to the Big Bend Bridge.

Marty with his trainload of passengers, at the same location, will soon be rolling over Big Bend Bridge. In the deep woods I caught Dick with his train as he rumbled over Big Bend Bridge as he heads for Pandora and the Covered Bridge.

Ken with his train and passengers are passing through Pandora, as I caught them in the flash from the camera, will next approach Shoe and the Covered Bridge. Mike Harkleroad with Paul's engine as he passes over Cider Bridge will soon be arriving back at the station.

At the station Judy Oscar is sitting on the conductors car with John in the Snoopy train behind her and Skip with Lynn behind John and that's Marty with his train on the right-hand side as they all wait to load passengers . After the public run, Gracie Pekarek is at the controls of grandpa Ken's train as she arrives back at the station.