CENTRAL ELECTRIC RAILFANS' ASSOCIATION

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

Upcoming Programs

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What's new at CERA?

CERA’s August 8, 2025 Zoom Presentation

https://tinyurl.com/CERAthe2ndFriday

Meeting Number 814 9251 7167  Passcode  880028

Zoom Presentation

https://tinyurl.com/CERAthe2ndFriday

Easy Link to Zoom


Earl Clark's 1933 Interurban Journey from 

Newport KY to Sheboygan WI

Presented by Tom Morrow

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. CDT

The late Earl Clark was a traction fan almost beyond compare.  In Cincinnati transit history he (and Bill Myers) will go down as the only two to ride the last car in 1951, and the first car in 2016.  Many may remember the directory of electric transit systems book/pamphlet he produced in the 1960s.

Prior to his passing, Earl accumulated a tremendous collection of materials, and was a master storyteller to boot, giving many presentations at the Hoosier Traction Meet along with hundreds of presentations to groups around the country.

One of Earl's "masterpieces" was to tell a story, thru pictures, of how one could ride a combination of streetcars and interurbans from his home in Newport all the way to Sheboygan WI in 1933.    Upon Earl's passing, the Cincinnati Transit Historical Association (CTHA), was blessed with receiving a few of Earl's presentations, one of which is this one.  We've scanned it and augmented it a bit, and hope you can join us.


https://tinyurl.com/CERAthe2ndFriday

Meeting Number 814 9251 7167  Passcode  880028

Zoom Presentation

https://tinyurl.com/CERAthe2ndFriday

Easy Link to Zoom


NO  CERA 4th Friday August

In Person or Zoom Presentation


We will also have a short newscast preceding the regular program.

This program is open to all CERA members, their guests and the public.

Mark this date on your calendar!



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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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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