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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
In 1985, I was fortunate to ride the last PCC streetcar on the downtown streets of Pittsburgh. While I have passed through the Steel City a couple times since then, I hadn’t the opportunity to spend much time until last… Read More ›
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 ›
Editor’s note: When we had our September meeting notices printed, our vendor accidentally left off the “CERA News” from the backside of the sheet. We did not discover the mistake until the notices were mailed. Here is the missing notice,… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: Frank Hicks is our contest winner. Here is his winning submission: Interesting post, and interesting contest! I’ll take a stab at it… 1 – This is the Northampton Station off of the Boston elevated in downtown Boston. It… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: To read the winning contest answers, click here. Here are some pictures from my recent trip to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, the first time I’d been there in 35 years. Seashore (originally called the… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
