Lake Shore Electric Railway

The Lake Shore Electric Railway is a transportation museum in Cleveland housing restored trolley cars and electric locomotives from different periods of American rail history. The collection showcases vehicles that represent the evolution of electric transport in the early 20th century.

The collection originated from the Gerald E. Brookins Museum of Electric Railways and Trolleyville USA, which operated at different locations before moving to the Port of Cleveland in 2006. The museum continued until the collection was dispersed to multiple institutions in 2009.

The museum holds objects from the original Lake Shore Electric Railway, which connected Cleveland to Toledo in the early 1900s. This rail line was a vital transportation link that shaped how communities in Ohio grew and stayed connected.

The museum was located at Dock 32 in the Port of Cleveland, near the Great Lakes Science Center and Cleveland Browns Stadium. Visitors could experience the collection within this waterfront setting before it was distributed to other locations.

A 1914 Kuhlman streetcar from the collection was later sent to the Illinois Railway Museum after the facility closed. This dispersal shows how individual pieces were preserved and distributed to railway institutions across the country.

Location: Ohio

GPS coordinates: 41.50910,-81.69990

Latest update: December 14, 2025 12:20