58 North Road, East Windsor, CT
Preserving the past for future generations.

Connecticut Electric Railway Association, Inc.

About Us

The Connecticut Electric Railway Association, Inc. is the owner and operator of the Connecticut Trolley Museum. Founded in October 1940, it is the nation's oldest incorporated organization dedicated to the preservation of the trolley era. The organization is led by a board of directors elected by the membership.

All major buildings and the museum's center of operations are located on a 17-acre facility adjacent to State Route 140 in East Windsor. The right of way is a 3.2-mile portion of the Rockville branch of the Hartford & Springfield Street Railway Company. Void of all track, the property was purchased when the organization was formed in 1940. Over the years, our volunteers have been able to build not only 1.5 miles of track and the associated overhead wire for power distribution, but all of the yard and storage track, power substation, storage barns, and restoration shop.

Mission

Our mission is to provide a historically accurate educational experience of the trolley era, through the interpretation, preservation, restoration, and operation of an electric railway.



Officers and Board of Directors

Officers

Robert Brogle, President & Chairman
Justin Chasse, Vice President
John Perlstein, Secretary
Charles Gross, Treasurer

Board of Directors

James Borrup
Robert Brogle
Justin Chasse
Wil Gambardella
Charles Gross
Daniel Hernandez
Edward Laprade
Michael Luzzi
John Perlstein
John Sacerdote
Christopher Shaw
Marc Warnock
Jonathan Weiner

Gina Maria Alimberti, Executive Director ( Contact)

Michael Speciale, Chairman of the Development Committee ( Contact)
Dulcie Giadone, Grants Administrator ( Contact)

Financials

Connecticut Trolley Museum