Our Next Program: Friday, March 27, 2015 1900 hrs / 7:00pm University Center (Map) 525 S State St Fl 2 Chicago, Illinois One block north of Harrison Street Red Line station Celebrating the Centennial of George Krambles My Uncle George… Read More ›
CERA Programs
February @CERA: Pittsburgh Area Traction
Our Next Program: Pittsburgh Area Traction Annual Meeting Friday, February 27, 2015 1900 hrs / 7:00pm University Center 525 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 We will visit and view traction operations in the Pittsburgh area. Electric traction in Pennsylvania… Read More ›
December @CERA: Going Down Under
Our Next Program: Friday, December 26, 2014 1900 hrs / 7:00pm University Center 525 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 ESCAPE THE POLAR VORTEX, WE’RE GOING DOWN UNDER! December is sure to bring with it much in the way of… Read More ›
Tonight @CERA – The North Side “L”
Our Next Program: Friday, November 28, 2014 1900 hrs / 7:00pm University Center (Map) The North Side “L” by Bruce Moffat Long-time CERA member and author Bruce Moffat recounts the history of Chicago’s North Side “L” in this informative and… Read More ›
Giving Thanks – Part 2
In this Thanksgiving post, we are grateful for the North Shore Line, that fabled interurban that sped between Chicago and Milwaukee, giving faithful service right up until the early morning hours of January 21, 1963. Central Electric Railfans’ Association had… Read More ›
November @CERA – The North Side “L”
Our Next Program: Friday, November 28, 2014 1900 hrs / 7:00pm University Center (Map) The North Side “L” by Bruce Moffat Long-time CERA member and author Bruce Moffat recounts the history of Chicago’s North Side “L” in this informative and… Read More ›
CERA News for 10-26-2014
Here’s something you don’t see every day… a cat riding on a CTA “L” train. Looks like this couple takes their cat everywhere they go. (Blue Line, October 22, 2014) CERA News for 10-26-2014 We wish to thank everyone who… Read More ›
October @CERA: The Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric
Our Next Program: The Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric by William Shapotkin Friday, October 24, 2014 1900 hrs / 7:00pm University Center, 525 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 Chicago is famous for the three great “Insull Interurbans” which… Read More ›
CERA’s Chicago PCC Weekend – Part 1
CERA’s Chicago PCC Weekend went off without a hitch, and we thank all our Members who took part. This is the first of three posts recapping those events. On Sunday, September 28, we visited the Illinois Railway Museum, where we… Read More ›
CERA News for 9-26-2014
Tonight @CERA: The Chicago Streetcar Pictorial Round Table Friday evening, September 26, 2014 – Doors open at 6:30, and the program begins promptly at 7:00 pm University Center, 525 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 Come join us for the… Read More ›
