The plans for a new museum never materialized, and in May 2009 it was announced that the railcars would be auctioned off.[3][4] On October 2, 2009, it was announced that auction resulted in the collection being dispersed to a consortium of 10 railway museums. There was no open bidding.[5] The sale price was not disclosed. One trolley, a 1914 Kuhlman streetcar that operated on Euclid Avenue, was slated to be restored and put on display in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood.[6] However, it was donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in 2013.[7] The Gerald E. Brookins Collection of images was donated to the special collections of the Cleveland State University library.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Trolleyville USA". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. July 8, 2003. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
^Breckenridge, Tom (2009-05-26). "Lake Shore Electric Railway Inc. may be forced to auction 30-plus trolley car collection". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
^Mezger, Roger (2009-08-18). "Cleveland trolley car collection is up for auction". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
^Bresse-Rodenkirk, Bob (2009-10-02). "Lake Shore Electric Railway Auction, Updated October 02, 2009". Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^Farkas, Karen (2009-12-27). "University Circle will display restored 1914 streetcar that operated on Euclid Avenue". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
^Farkas, Karen (August 28, 2013). "Cleveland streetcar now in Illinois after plans for University Circle display fall through". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
^Barrow, Bill (2010-02-22). "Gerald E. Brookins Collection now at CSU". Cleveland History Blog. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
lake, shore, electric, railway, museum, lake, shore, electric, railway, attempt, start, electric, railway, museum, cleveland, ohio, lake, shore, electric, railwaya, streetcar, trollyville, 1966former, namesgerald, brookins, museum, electric, railways, trolleyv. The Lake Shore Electric Railway was an attempt to start an electric railway museum in Cleveland Ohio Lake Shore Electric RailwayA streetcar at Trollyville USA in 1966Former namesGerald E Brookins Museum of Electric Railways Trolleyville USALocationCleveland OhioTypeRailway museumThe former Trolleyville USA museum 1 formally known as the Gerald E Brookins Museum of Electric Railways in Olmsted Township closed down in 2005 At that time organizers sought to relocate the museum s collection of 31 trolley cars In 2006 the collection was moved to Dock 32 of the Port of Cleveland which is owned by the city and is located just north of Cleveland Browns Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center as well as northwest of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at 41 30 32 65 N 81 41 59 53 W 41 5090694 N 81 6998694 W 41 5090694 81 6998694 Lake Shore Electric Railway 2 The museum was renamed the Lake Shore Electric Railway to honor the interurban company from the early 20th century In 2007 work towards constructing a new carbarn was started at the new location 2 The plans for a new museum never materialized and in May 2009 it was announced that the railcars would be auctioned off 3 4 On October 2 2009 it was announced that auction resulted in the collection being dispersed to a consortium of 10 railway museums There was no open bidding 5 The sale price was not disclosed One trolley a 1914 Kuhlman streetcar that operated on Euclid Avenue was slated to be restored and put on display in Cleveland s University Circle neighborhood 6 However it was donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in 2013 7 The Gerald E Brookins Collection of images was donated to the special collections of the Cleveland State University library 8 References edit Trolleyville USA The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History July 8 2003 Retrieved August 29 2013 a b Lake Shore Electric Railway Archived from the original on 2008 05 21 Breckenridge Tom 2009 05 26 Lake Shore Electric Railway Inc may be forced to auction 30 plus trolley car collection The Plain Dealer Retrieved 2009 11 21 Mezger Roger 2009 08 18 Cleveland trolley car collection is up for auction The Plain Dealer Cleveland Ohio Retrieved 2009 11 21 Bresse Rodenkirk Bob 2009 10 02 Lake Shore Electric Railway Auction Updated October 02 2009 Retrieved 2009 10 02 Farkas Karen 2009 12 27 University Circle will display restored 1914 streetcar that operated on Euclid Avenue The Plain Dealer Cleveland Ohio Retrieved 2009 12 28 Farkas Karen August 28 2013 Cleveland streetcar now in Illinois after plans for University Circle display fall through The Plain Dealer Retrieved August 29 2013 Barrow Bill 2010 02 22 Gerald E Brookins Collection now at CSU Cleveland History Blog Retrieved 2010 02 22 External links editTrolleyville USA at the Wayback Machine archive index Lake Shore Electric Railway at the Wayback Machine archive index nbsp This article about a United States railway museum or tourist railway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Ohio museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Shore Electric Railway museum amp oldid 1162559527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
