Notice of Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner (No Zoom meeting in November)

This combined Annual Membership / monthly Meeting of the Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. will be held Friday, November 20, 2026 at Manducatis Restaurant, 13-27 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. There will be a cash bar opening at 6:00 pm. The meeting will start promptly at 6:30 pm., and a complimentary dinner will be served following the meeting at approximately 7 pm. We have room for 50 paid-up ERA members and their guests, but reserve by Thursday November 19 to get in!

Please reserve your space for this dinner meeting (maximum of 50) by one of three methods:

1. Use the form at the bottom of this page.
2. Email to Michael Glikin, Treasurer at [email protected]
3. Write to Michael Glikin by regular mail at: 8440 South Dixie Highway, Apt. 1402, Miami, FL. 33143

Longtime member and recently retired NYC Transit Department of Subways Subway Dispatcher Nick DiBari (ERA #6261) will be our guest speaker. Nick will show photos and videos from his 2026 travels in the NYC/Northeast USA, Denver, Chicago (including the recent ERA Convention), London and Paris.

The following slate of candidates for the 2024 ERA Board of Directors was submitted by the Nominating Committee:
For President: Robert Newhouser
For Treasurer: Michael Glikin
For First Vice President: Jeffrey Erlitz
For Second Vice President: Andrew Ludasi
For Third Vice President and Recording Secretary: Vacant
For Membership Secretary: William Erland
For Director: Nicholas DiBari

The by-laws also allow any active member not included in the nominating committee’s slate to be nominated by written petition of at least 25 other active members of the ERA. The petition must be submitted to the membership secretary no later than the close of the first session of the Annual Membership Meeting. If the petition is mailed to the ERA, it should be sent by certified mail and must be received by the corresponding secretary no later than November 19, 2026. The petition should be accompanied by a biographical sketch not exceeding 250 words including the name, ERA membership number and qualifications of the nominee, and a statement of what the nominee proposes to do for the membership if elected to the board.

Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Colorafi
Third Vice-President & Recording Secretary
September 18, 2026, New York, N.Y.
For the board of directors of the Electric Railroaders Association, Inc.