[milwaukee-electric] Lorain, Ohio officials visit the KERy.

[Louis Rugani]

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The bidding process for the Trolleyville USA collection being sold off by successor Lake Shore Electric Railway Museum is proving to be a 
lively one.

Museum director Gary Brookins, the son of founder Gerald E. Brookins, said 35 museums viewed the equipment during a public inspection in late 
August and bids have begun to roll in.

Likewise, the Lorain County (Ohio) Port Authority 
<http://www.lcportauthority.org>, which has incorporated a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit to operate a tourist railway linking its Lake Erie waterfront with its downtown business district, expects to bid for a number of cars, especially those with a Cleveland or Ohio connection.

"It's quite a neat collection," said Tom Brown, Lorain County Port Authority director, who said he would like to acquire as much of the collection as financial backers will allow, without being specific. 
"We're just trying to get our track up and running. We've been at it too long (seven years) and we've got to get something so that people can see them, feel them and hear them."

Brown said Lorain County officials have visited the Kenosha Electric Ry., among other properties, and plan a line based on the Kenosha model.