Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Don Speidel and Paul Emch move cars onto the lift to make up trains as Dick Mackey talks with Rex Shriver. The steaming bays have engines being tended to by Skip Frank and Frank Foti as Cornelius Gould watches.

As Don Speidel and Chet Roberts leave the station would you classify this as drinking and driving? The track crew finished the crossover last week and did a great job.

Frank Foti with instructions for the engineers and conductors meeting a few minutes before the start of the run. Mike Uhrich with his electric boxcab is one of the first few to start carrying passengers.

Chet Roberts departing the station as the fascination of steam engines captures the attention of the public. Scott Hewis with the NKP train pulls out of the station with a happy train load of passengers.

Skip Frank with his smooth running "Lynn" looking back as is train gains speed. Low angle shot of Frank with his Pacific "East Wind" with Ken Brooks as conductor departing for points West.

Richard Sales with his home-built engine and relaxing rider car and passengers by Short junction. Dick Schmidt with his gas powered switcher after leaving the station.

The GP38 club engine is a good hauler and Rick Nagy is at the controls today. An overview,Dick Mackey doing rider count with Robbi Haines talking to Dick Clark on his SW1500 and Mike Harkleroad waiting for Roy Harris to finish loading.

Jonathan Schwartz, Amy, Ethan and John Deptowicz ride the Snoopy train to take the back loop around Short to the station for passengers. At the end of the ride Skip coasts to a stop in front of the station for passengers to unload.

Chet with his passengers approaching Zip Junction about half way through the ride. Dick crosses Cider Bridge on his way back to the station with his passengers.

Frank after having passed through Zip Junction is heading for Cider Bridge with East Wind emitting a fine wisp of smoke as the heavy pulling is behind her now. Rex approaches Cider Bridge and that smoke is not from his brakes.

A view from behind George's Big Rock as John leaves the Truss Bridge with the Snoopy train. Mike with his boxcab as he approaches the crossing for the Park access road.

Another view of the Truss Bridge with Rex and almost a full load of passengers as they head for Mackey's Run. Chet emerging from the Truss Bridge will soon start the grade up at Mackey's Run.

Frank coasts across the bridge so the photographer will have time to get off the track. Paul Emch coasting down past Hilde Hill as he approaches mile marker 1.5 out of a total 5.1 (scale miles) for the total trip.

Sitting up at Horrendous is Ron Trenhaile watching trains and the passengers for any potential problems. A view of the trains loading at the station as Roy in orange is loading Mike's train.

Mike's train across from the steaming bays and something caught his eye. Frank, with Ken still as conductor, is taking another trainload of passengers as the line dwindles down.

Dick Mackey pulls into the station where Edith Hacker is waiting to assist passengers to disembark from the train. Marty Pinkston clowns with the cameraman for his picture as the train next to him with conductor Tom Reder leaves.