Our Volunteers

Volunteer Spotlight: Alan Rice

You'll often hear us say we are powered by volunteers. Alan Rice is one of those volunteers. Rice has helped power Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad with more than 10,000 volunteer hours – 11,000 in 11 years to be exact. He was selected the 2016 CVSR...

Volunteer of the Year: Ralph Gray

On Saturday, February 29, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad volunteers gathered to celebrate this past years accomplishments and revel in 2019 memories. The annual CVSR Volunteer Appreciation Dinner recognizes the support and efforts volunteers have made throughout the year. Volunteers with 100 or more hours during the...

Volunteers Complete Restoration of Historic Mural

A group of 12 CVSR volunteers have completed the restoration of a historic mural in the 1940’s Saint Lucie Sound Lounge Car. The restoration of the 1946 mural has taken 1,494 volunteer hours to complete over the course of more than two years. The mural was...

Volunteer of the Year: Doug Pearson

On Saturday, March 2, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad volunteers gathered to celebrate this past years accomplishments and revel in 2018 memories. The annual CVSR Volunteer Appreciation Dinner recognizes the support and efforts volunteers have made throughout the year. Volunteers with 100 or more hours during the...

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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...

Volunteer Orientation in March

Orientation for new volunteers will be held on Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 pm at Fitzwater Maintenance Yard. Orientation is a requirement for volunteers, including: trainmen, concessionaires and servers. This program will be about an hour and a half and will cover the basic information...

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...

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CVSR Volunteers Reach Another Record High

The numbers are in! CVSR Volunteers surpassed the 100,000 hours goal for 2017 with 104,221 volunteer hours recorded in 2017! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing volunteers for contributing their time and talent to achieve this record-breaking number. Volunteer hours increased almost 11,000...

Become a CVSR Volunteer

Have you ever wanted to work on the railroad? Looking for volunteer service hours or are you just looking for a fun new opportunity to get out of the house and meet new people? Why not become a volunteer at Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad? Orientation for...

CVSR Sets New Volunteer and Ridership Records

A Message from President and CEO Joe Mazur: "As we draw closer to the end of the 2017 season, I’d like to share exciting new records for CVSR. Volunteer hours for the third quarter of 2017 continue upward and put us on the path to a...