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Ohio & Erie Canalway Association awards $140K to 4 Summit County projects

Cleveland.com | By Jennifer Conn, July 17, 2018 AKRON, Ohio - The Ohio & Erie Canalway Association has awarded $140,000 to four Summit County projects within the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor. Among the Summit County grantees, Summit Metro Parks was awarded $50,000 to build a...

CVSR Announces New Board Member Elizabeth Loveman

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad announced today the addition of Elizabeth I. Loveman to the Board of Trustees. Loveman is the current Vice President and Controller for NACCO Industries, Inc. Ms. Loveman joined NACCO Industries, Inc. in December 2012 as the Director of Financial Reporting and became...

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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Surpasses One Million Volunteer Hours

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is pleased to announce that we have surpassed one million volunteer hours during the first quarter of 2018 for a total of 1,00,065 hours since 1999, when records are available. This is a major achievement as our volunteers are an integral role in...

Craig Schneider Named 2017 Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations to Craig Schneider, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's 2017 Volunteer of the Year! Craig has been a CVSR volunteer since October 2010.  In 2017, he surpassed 8,000 hours of volunteer service; 1,303 of those hours were recorded in 2017. Craig was voted 2017 Volunteer of...

Hidden Gems: Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Travel Codex |By Sriram Srinivasan, January 8, 2019 We made our final stop on our cross-country road trip in northeastern Ohio.  There, we spent an afternoon exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  Situated within the suburbs of Akron and Cleveland, you’d never expect to find a National Park...

Keeping the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad running is a labor of love

Cleveland.com | By Joshua Gunter, March 30, 2017 Before dawn in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, while owls return to holes in trees and opossums and skunks find dark spots to sleep away the day, workers at Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad get down to business. Outside of...

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad names new president

My Town Neo | February 23, 2017 PENINSULA -- The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad announces the appointment of Joe Mazur as its president and chief executive officer, effective March 21, according to a Feb. 23 release from the non-profit. For the past six years, Mazur has served...

CVSR Appoints Joseph Mazur as President & CEO

PENINSULA, Ohio (February 22, 2017) – The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) today announces the appointment of Joseph Mazur as its president and chief executive officer, effective March 21. For the past six years, Mazur has served as president & CEO of the International Soap Box Derby....

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad CEO retiring at end of year

Craig B. Tallman increased safety measures, number of riders on popular train Published in the Twinsburg Bulletin by Laura Freeman | Published: November 29, 2016 12:00 AM Peninsula -- The cry of "All Aboard!" will continue in the valley but with a new conductor. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad President...