CENTRAL ELECTRIC RAILFANS' ASSOCIATION

A not-for-profit technical & educational society, established in 1938

Upcoming Programs

  • Thursday, June 26, 2025 7:00 PM 400 E. Randolph St., 7th Floor Hospitality Room and Virtual zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039965430?pwd=NjVaWU1iaGs2bXpXRVRVbzdpQ3Yydz09 Meeting ID 840 3996 5430 Passcode 572661


What's new at CERA?


CERAs February Zoom Programs

Friday, FEBRUARY 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. CT

Zoom Presentation

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81492517167?pwd=dm9DbnV1QlBtTll0WVZ0Um5HS3dodz09 

or

https://tinyurl.com/CERAthe2ndFriday

Meeting Number 814 9251 7167  Passcode  880028

Harvey Laner

Lisbon Portugal Trams

Run Time: 58m39s

The year is 1991, and Harvey Laner is in Lisbon, Portugal capturing the tram action.  Carris (CCFL), Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, the city's transit agency was still using vintage trams on several routes.

The first part of the program looks at Lisbon’s three working street funiculars and one street elevator, all operated by Carris. The Santa Justa Elevator opened in 1902, the Lavra funicular was the first street funicular in the world, opened in April of 1884, the Bica funicular opened in June of 1892 and is the only stepped street funicular in the city, and the Glória funicular opened in October of 1885.

The program then turns full attention to the tram lines that were still operating prior to their conversion to bus in the mid 1990s, including Line 24 and Line 18. Harvey also captures the activity around the Carris carhouse in the Cego neighborhood. This is the terminal for lines 3 and 19.

Then we head to Lisbon's famous tram line 28, which is the longest route in Lisbon, looping into the eastern part of Baixa, Graca and Alfama before heading west through the city center to Estrela and Campo de Ourique terminating at Prazeres.  This first section is the favorite with most as the trams traction motors whine while climbing the steep, narrow, winding streets of Alfama. These trams that would be in a museum in any other city are an integral part of the Lisbon public transport network.

Enjoy the truly amazing experience back in 1991 of lineside and onboard action of the original 1930s Carris pre-remodelado Brills navigating the narrow streets of Lisbon's hilly Alfama district on Lisbon's famous tram route 28.


Friday, February 28, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. CST

Live In Person Meeting

400 E. Randolph St., 7th Floor Hospitality Room

Chicago, IL

and

Zoom Presentation

Meeting ID  840 3996 5430       

Passcode 572661

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039965430?pwd=NjVaWU1iaGs2bXpXRVRVbzdpQ3Yydz09 

OR

Tiny URL: 

http://tinyurl.com/CERA4thFriday

PROGRAM YET TO BE ANNOUNCED 

If you have not yet paid your 2025 CERA Membership dues please do soon or contact me for more information:Elmer Haneberg

elmer@corpevent.com

(773) 972-0470


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Questions? Send us an email at ceraoffice@gmail.com



Questions? Send us an email at ceraoffice@gmail.com

Remember, CERA's second Friday of the month Zoom programs are open to all.

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Since 1938, Central Electric Railfans’ Association has presented programs, published books, and hosted fan trips.

In 2024 CERA continued its successful online programs on Zoom, offering both “open-to-all” Zoom programs and programs marketed exclusively to members and prospective members. We also returned to our in-person programming at a new location and hosted a fan trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

We very proudly edited, published and produced the critically received Transit in the Triangle, Volume 2 which was mailed to all of our 2019 Members. Our goal now is to get out two books in the next 16 months to 2020 and 2021 members!! 

We plan on making 2025 even better. Look forward to new things on Zoom and in our in-person programming, news on upcoming CERA-penned books and other featured products in our store and special deals on older titles in our inventory.

Please consider contributing to these efforts by renewing your membership, or becoming a new member. You can pay for your membership by check or credit card and online via our web site: www.cera-chicago.org/join. We accept PayPal.

CERA 2025 members will receive a hardbound book on an electric railway subject as a membership benefit. You can count on our publications to continue a long tradition of excellence in historical and contemporary electric railway research, while also being both informative and entertaining.













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Central Electric Railfans' Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  P.O. Box 503, Chicago, IL  60690

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