CENTRAL ELECTRIC RAILFANS' ASSOCIATION

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

Upcoming Programs

Friday, August 9, 2024, 7:00 PM CT Harvey Laner's Midwest Traction Review; 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?

CERA’s December Zoom Programs

4th Friday, December 27, 2024 at 7p.m. CDT

William Shapotkin and “A Special Elevated Anniversary Celebration”

Live: In Person and Zoom

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

Chicago, IL

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

Zoom meeting Number 840 3996 5430 Passcode 572661

A look at Sixty Years of SKOKIE SWIFT (and the 50^th anniversary of the operation of SOACs on Skokie) and the 55^th Anniversary of the Englewood extension and establishment of 'L' service to Jefferson Park and Dan Ryan Lines.

A look at the newly-completed work on the South Shore Line.

A look back at transit service (past and some present) on KEDZIE -- TR 17, KEDZIE/CALIFORNIA -- Rt 52 as well as ASHLAND (via both Ashland and via Southport) -- Rt 9 and AHLAND DOWNTOWN -- Rt 45.

A presentation by William Shapotkin.

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

HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025 YET?

If not, visit the "Join" section of the CERA website where you can renew online or print off a renewal form to send back in the mail.

Thank you for your continued support.

WWW.CERA-CHICAGO.COM/JOIN

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.

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.com

For more railfan programming listings, visit:
http://www.railcc.org/events.html

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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.

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