This is CERA’s 76th year, and we decided to do something special to show our Members that we still have the “Spirit of ’76.” Therefore, Central Electric Railfans’ Association is proud to announce the availability, starting August 1st, of our first 76 Bulletins plus bonus features on a DVD data disc. You asked for it, and now we’re giving it to you!

Our new “Spirit of 76″ collection brings together in one place, for the very first time, each and every publication from CERA’s first 10 years, covering 1938 through 1947. We intend this to be but the first in a series of such Archives releases, gradually making all out-of-print CERA bulletins available once again. Our publications gradually evolved from just a few pages to the book-length works of today, and the Spirit of 76captures the flavor and excitement of a bygone era, when the world was young and trolley cars were running practically everywhere.

This follows on the heels of our very successful Complete ERHS Collection DVD disc, released a few months ago. Like that disc, this one can be used on any computer that has a DVD drive. Files are in .PDF format, and can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download.

The Bonus Features include all the Trolley Sparks publications from our first 10 years that were issued with their own numbering system, separate from other CERA bulletins. We have even managed to track down a few of the 11 issues of Trolley Sparks that were put out by Barney Neuberger in 1944-45, predating its involvement with CERA. You can read more about the early history of Trolley Sparks here.

The “Spirit of 76″ DVD costs just $29.95, which includes shipping within the United States, making it an incredible bargain. International shipping costs just $7.50. You can order a copy online using PayPal or a credit/debit card, or send us a check. Why not reserve your copy today?

Today, more than ever, we all need the “Spirit of ’76!”

-Your CERA Board of Directors

Here is a list of the first 76 CERA Bulletins, topics covered, and the dates they were issued:

B-1	Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee RR	11/38
B-2	Chicago Rapid Transit Co, Metropolitan Division	02/39
B-3	Chicago & West Towns Railways	04/39
B-4	Chicago South Shore and South Bend RR	06/39
B-5	Chicago Aurora & Elgin RR Roster	06/39
B-6	The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co., Roster	09/39
B-7	Annual Report of CERA for 1939	11/39
B-8	Northern Indiana Railway	12/39
B-9	Windsor, Essex & Lake Shore Cars	01/40
B-10	Texas Interurban Railway Cars	01/40
B-11	Key System Articulated Cars	02/40
B-12	Hudson Valley Railway	03/40
B-13	CNS&M RR, Modernized Car 742	03/40
B-14	Illinois Central RR, Electric Suburban	05/40
B-15	Western Ohio Railway Car 41	05/40
B-16	Des Moines Railway Car 702	06/40
B-17	Indiana Railroad System	09/40
B-18	Indianapolis Railway 100-Series Cars	09/40
B-19	Annual Report of CERA for 1940	11/40
B-20	Cincinnati & Lake Erie Car 202	01/41
B-21	Indiana Railroad RPO Cars 375-377	01/41
B-22	CNS&M RR, Electroliners 801-804	02/41
B-23	An Interurban Goes Modern	03/41
B-24	Trenton-Princeton Traction Co.	05/41
B-25	Columbus, Delaware & Marion Car 500	05/41
B-26	Seashore Electric Railway	06/41
B-27	Chicago Surface Lines Roster	07/41
B-28	Illinois Terminal RR, Class D Locomotive	09/41
B-29	CERA Official Car 300	09/41
B-30	Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction	11/41
B-31	Annual Report of CERA for 1941	11/41
B-32	Map of Traction Lines, Central States	01/42
B-33	Dayton & Western Traction Co, 1931 Timetable	01/42
B-34	Springfield (Ill) Transportation Co.	01/42
B-35	Cincinnati & Lake Erie Cars 110-129	03/42
B-36	Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Ry	03/42
B-37	Piedmont & Northern Ry. Locomotive 5611	05/42
B-38	Roby & Northern Railroad	06/42
B-39	Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 Locomotives	06/42
B-40	Jamestown, Westfield & North Western RR	09/42
B-41	Modernization of South Shore Line Car 15	09/42
B-42	Album of Northern Indiana – Southern Michigan Rys.	11/42
B-43	Annual Report of CERA for 1942	11/42
B-44	Interurbans of Western New York State	03/43
B-45	“El Viento”, Los Angeles-Pacific Co.	05/43
B-46	Marion Railways (Indiana)	05/43
B-47	Galveston-Houston Electric Railway	05/43
B-48	Roster of Lehigh Valley Transit Co.	11/43
B-49	Annual Report of CERA for 1943	11/43
B-50	East Erie Commercial RR.	03/44
B-51	Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Ry. Car 120	07/44
B-52	Public Timetable, Lake Shore Electric Railway, 1937	07/44
B-53	Springfield (Ohio) Suburban Railroad	07/44
B-54	Emblems of Electric Railways	07/44
B-55	Album of Illinois Traction Cars 270-271	09/44
B-56	Joint Issue with Interurban New Letter	09/44
B-57	History of Double Deck Electric Ry. Cars	11/44
B-58	Annual Report of CERA for 1944	11/44
B-59	Timetables, Electric Railways of the Central States	01/45
B-60	Album of Springfield, Troy & Piqua Ry.	05/45
B-61	Album of Early Terre Haute Electric Cars	05/45
B-62	Union Traction Company of Indiana	11/45
B-63	Union Traction Company of Indiana Roster	12/45
B-64	Chicago, Aurora and Elgin RR and Its New Cars	08/46
B-65	Aroostook Valley Railroad Co.	11/46
B-66	Air Line Remembrances; Hershey Transit Co.	02/47
B-67	Holiday in Lancaster; Chautauqua Traction Co.	03/47
B-68	Cars of the North Shore Line	04/47
B-69	Texas Electric Ry.; Kewanee & Galva Ry.	04/47
B-70	Indianapolis Traction Terminal: Little Rock, AR	05/47
B-71	Princeton-Bluefield Interurban; The Harmony Route	06/47
B-72	Fort Collins Municipal Ry; Georgia Power Co.	07/47
B-73	PCC Equipment for Chicago “L”	08/47
B-74	Oklahoma Railway Lines	09/47
B-75	Montreal & Southern Counties Ry.	10/47
B-76	The South Shore Line	12/47