Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Frank Foti being interviewed by Dave Barnett with camera and Al Dahlhausen with the microphone from WVIZ TV. Getting a close-up of the firebox and taping the sounds of the engine with Franks commentary about how he gets lots of coal at Xmas.

Dave Foster helping Bob Beardslee move his engine and tender onto a steaming bay. Jerry Bell at left with Andrew Dalke and Philip Dalke filling water buckets to set out in the woods for fire protection.

The activity in the steaming bays as viewed from the station. Rex Shriver with his train at the Park access road Westbound for the station.

Kitty Shriver possibly wondering if she ate the other half of the part that's wiggling on her plate now....just kidding. The Pacific and the Hudson in front of the station waiting for riders to load at 1 o'clock.

Bill Deptowicz with a rubber snake around his neck for the Park's theme of Snakes and Such. The trains are starting to lineup with just a few more minutes before the start of the run.

The engineers for the trains have a meeting before the run and radio freguency is established. Dick Clark with his SW1500 is being loaded by Roger Harnish for one of the first trains leaving.

The small, Mike Uhrich's with his boxcab and the mighty, Karl Losely with the Hudson about to leave the station. George Metts with another version of the Plum Cove Studios boxcab and Skip Frank with "Lynn" all steamed up and ready to roll.

Rick Nagy with the club's GP38 is all loaded and about to depart. Dick Mackey, as conductor with Judson Elliott as engineer for the Park engine and Robbi Haines with hand on hip is helping to load trains.

Bob Beardslee takes on water for his engine as Judson waits for Roger to give the "All Aboard!" Judson leaving the station with a trainload of passengers with spectators lining the railing to watch the trains.

Caught Skip at Zip Junction, with a cloud of steam from the whistle, blowing for the grade crossing. Don Speidel with his engine near Zip Junction.

Dick just coming off the Truss Bridge as he approaches the grade at Mackey's Run. Bob coasting down the grade, with safety lifted, at Filmor crossing and on to Patty's Rock Bridge.

Dave Foster with his speeders and passengers at the same location. It's the Hudson at Horrenodus and I think that's Karl as engineer...in all that smoke.

Ken Vendlinger just approaching Horrendous with his Reading train. Yup!, it was Karl on the Hudson. He has just passed High Creek and the safety is lifting as the engine is on level track now.

George Metts with his boxcab is the first train running behind Karl as he approaches Horrendous. Back at the station the Hudson and the Pacific are doing mosquito control while waiting to load passengers and it's working.

Frank is the first to leave all loaded and crosses over to the Eastbound main line. Karl with the Hudson cracks the throttle and the train slowly gains momentum.

With the exhaust chuffs echoing in the trees the Hudson picks up speed. George with his passengers starts his run as he passes the switch to Orchard Yard behind the station..