Mike Brenner discovered his passion for trolleys when he moved back to Connecticut after spending most of his adult life in the Midwest. He was raised in Milford, the same city where Frank Sprague, the Father of Electric Traction, was born more than 150 years ago. One of Mike's fondest childhood memories was going to the "Branford" (Shoreline) Trolley Museum with his Dad when he was about six years old. Although he loved that brief trolley ride through the woods and a salt water meadow, he never anticipated that trolleys would become an important part of his life. After a career spent in Marketing Communications and Election Services, Mike retired and moved back to Connecticut. His wife, Suzanne, suggested that they attend "Winterfest" at the Connecticut Trolley Museum and purchase a museum membership. That beautiful ride beneath a tunnel of Christmas lights awakened Mike's long dormant interest in trolleys. That interest became his passion as he soon became very active in the museum's Restoration Shop while seeking qualification as a Motorman. After several years, Mike and Suzanne relocated to back to the Midwest. He is a Motorman at the Minnesota Streetcar Museum. He proudly tells his riders that he is from the same home town as Frank Sprague. When he is not operating streetcars, Mike helps care for his two young grand daughters and sings with a Community Mens' Chorus.