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Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

A smiling Ethan Deptowicz coming out of the covered bridge running the Thomas engine for the photo run by. Kitty Shriver coming down the grade from Hilton with guests on her train as she passes the photographer at Gulch.

Robbi Haines and Bill Deptowicz coming into the station with the 4 year old engineer Ethan at the controls before the public run. Rick Nagy departing the station will a full load of passengers and Bill Besselman is his conductor.

Mike Harkleroad leaving the station in a veil of smoke with the Camelback as his train picks up speed. Robbi has just finished loading Ken Brooks train as the train starts to depart the station on his first run today.

John Deptowicz with his Snoopy Train as he starts out from the loading area to begin his run. Ted Nyland with his pair of electric powered interurbans leaves the station with his charge of passengers.

Marty Pinkston with his engineer control car using the seat from a wheelchair complete with armrests is using Richard Sales' engine. Ethan giving guests a ride on the loop behind the station with the Thomas engine.

Karl Losely waits for Robbi to finish the riding instructions to his passengers before he departs. Rick starts moving his trainload of passengers and his conductor for this run is Lew Fowler.

Robbi waits for another train to arrive as Mike heads the Camelback out on the main line with his riders. Marty really looks laid back as he starts his run.

Skip had backed into the service track by the loading zone and taken on passengers and is now starting his run. Ken Brooks with a loaded train and Don Speidel as conductor depart the station with no trains behind him.

Smiling Ken Vendlinger with his electric powered train waves to the cameraman as the train just starts to move. Karl leaving the station with other trains behind him ready to load passengers.

Wally Pausch just passed through the Truss Bridge and is on the road crossing for the Park access road. A few minutes later Jerry Bell as motorman of Ted's interurbans arrives at the same location.

Bill Deptowicz at the controls of the Snoopy train rumbles off the Truss Bridge on his way to Mackeys Run. Skip Frank with his engine "Lynn" is coasting down the grade from Hilton and soon will be passing the double crossover at Gulch.

Ken coasting down gade from Gulch is at Hilde Hill and next will be Fern.Skip passing through Hemlock as he heads for Hilton and the grade down past Gulch.

"Lynn" talking with a soft barking exhaust as she tackles the 3 1/2+ percent grade from Gulch to High Creek with her load. Bob Charles Bassett at High Creek with his NYC switcher rolls over the Branch Line crossing.

Ken with his trainload of passengers heads on to Horrendous from High Creek. Paul with his train is about to pass over Cider Bridge and in a few minutes will be back at the station.

John Blotnick at the grade crossing just left the station and will soon pass through Drudgery. Skip arriving back at the station will soon unload his passengers and take on another load of riders.

Is this the same engine from the last photo just pulling into the station? The truth of the matter is that "Lynn" is doing mosquito control and there is not one in sight. Arrivals at the station with Rex just ahead of Bill and both have yet to unload passengers as Wally approaches the switch for trk #1 or tk #2.

Mike running Richard's train is all loaded and about ready to start his run. Ted sitting side saddle on his interurban, has his passengers and is starting to roll as Karl Losely determines how many to load on the next train and Robbi talks with a waiting rider.

Skip with his passengers at the switch for Short at the beginning of his run will continue on down the mainline. John and Paul with their trains as they unload passengers in front of the station with Pam Znidars help.

Rick arriving back at the station with a full load of passengers and Lew as conductor. A smiling Lew on the new conductor car as the train pulls ahead to the loading area.

The activity and congestion at the station as the trains unload with Ted, Ken and Skip's trains in the unloading area. Logan Tapolyai as engineer of the Snoopy train taking his mother Amy, Sam Walker and Carolyn Yeaglin for a ride after the run.

Logan, as motorman, with Ted and Ethan behind him as they leave the station for a run on the mainline. Ethan is all smiles as Ted gives him the opportunity to be the motorman with the pair of interurbans.