Contacting SLERACONTACTING THE SHORE LINE EAST RIDERS' ASSOCIATION
Who are we?
The Shore Line East Riders' Association (SLERA) was created during the spring of 1995 when
Governor Rowland proposed that Shore Line East Commuter Rail Service (SLE) be discontinued.
SLERA mobilized riders and other supporters of commuter rail, including legislators, and to
everyone's surprise it worked. SLERA mobilized again in 1997 and celebrated a second victory
when the Governor tried a second
time to eliminate SLE. Today we work with the Connecticut Dept. of Transportation (CDOT) and
our elected officials to to increase ridership and maintain the tradition of a safe, ontime,
inexpensive and user-friendly commuter rail service. SLERA is a loosely knit coalition of
commuters, whose purpose is to ensure that SLE continues to operate in the future. Our current
focus is providing suggestions for improvements to the proposed new stations associated
with the implementation of high speed train service, and to increase service before the Q-Bridge
construction project begins. Using SLE as a model, our goal is to expand this service in
particular and commuter rail service in general throughout the state.
Officers
- President: Leighton Carlson
- Vice-President: Wil Aloe
- Treasurer: Abigail Fearon
- Secretary: Edwin Schroeder
Address:
Shore Line East Riders' Association
PO BOX 51
Madison, CT 06443
Created 11/28/1999 by E.C. Schroeder. Last Updated 12/6/1999
Contact: E.C. Schroeder at edwin.schroeder@yale.edu
URL: http://www.trainweb.org/slera/contact.htm
