CENTRAL ELECTRIC RAILFANS' ASSOCIATION
Upcoming Programs
- Friday, August 9, 2024, 7:00 PM CT ; Friday, September 11, 2024, 7:00 PM CT; Friday, September 27, 2024 In Person and on Zoom, 7:00 PM
What's new at CERA?
JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! It's that time of year again. Please send your 2024 dues renewal in today. And if you're not a member, what are you waiting for? Since 1938, Central Electric Railfans’ Association has presented programs, published books, and hosted fan trips. In 2023 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 the Fox River Trolley Museum and Illinois Railway Museum as part of our 85th Anniversary Weekend. 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 2024 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 2024 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. Questions? Send us an email at ceraoffice@gmail.com Remember, CERA's second Friday of the month Zoom programs are open to all. But we'd still love to have you as a member. If you aren't a member, please consider joining and visit https://cera-chicago.org/join Or let us know by email if you have questions at: ceraoffice@gmail.comFor more railfan programming listings, visit: |
RIDE IN TRIP: CHICAGO TO MILWUAKEE Completed An amazing Fan Ride In trip was completed on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from Chicago to Milwuakee to explore their excitng, expanded HOP transit system. Over a dozen CERA members joined with a few former 20th Century Railroad Club members for a terrific day of riding the trolley, visiting the Art Festival, and some of us even having an early dinner at Maders Restaurant. Particiapation was slightly limited as quite a few members and guests who had put off buying tickets unti they got to Union Station discovered the AMTRAK trains to Milwuakee that morning were SOLD OUT. Three groups of us even went to the famous Maders Restaurant in Milwaukee. A picture of one such happy group is below
Stay tuned for more trip information along the South Shore Line this Fall and perhaps up to Minneapolis early next summer. We are even in the beginning phaes of looking at a Fan trip to Cleveland, Ohio and Phoenix, Arizona !! |
