As the sun sets below the horizon, the last light of day bounces off the stratosphere giving the snow on the ground a bluish glow, as two BRC geeps wait for their next shove into the yard.
Switching the east end of Clearing Yard.
The daily Grand Forks - BRC Clearing passes 66th Street making its arrival at BRC Clearing. This is one of those trains I probably would have chased for hundreds of miles if it had more track to r... (more)
The Corn Products transfer waits for a new crew to yard the train just west of Harlem Ave.
Q112 makes a big double at the Bedford Park ramp while a manifest arrives from the 59th Street Branch.
BRC 534 works a cut of cars on the east end of BRC Clearing Yard as it has done for many years. This unit used to wear the American Bicentennial colors before being repainted into the standard BRC... (more)
Three forms of transportation is seen in this busy area west of BRC Clearing Yard in Bedford Park. A Southwest 737 is approaching Midway Airport while a CSX stack train heads for CSX rails.
This are nice-looking cabooses, and still in proper use. Too bad about the graffito, even if it is "Chicago's own."
Finishing off a string of cars, BRC 573/573B roll slowly back down the east side of the hump to do it all again.
Catching some rays at sunset, CP 8797 sits around with a couple BRC units.
Love the stylistic reporting marks.
Afternoon at the west end of BRC Clearing Yard: a GP40-2/Road Slug pair await re-assignment and crew.
In 1996 this cow and calf set could be found working the Belt's Clearing Yard. Today they can be found a bit further north, in Crookston, MN on the Minnesota Northern.
A UP manifest pulls out for headroom. Eventually it will pull out and get on the IHB for Proviso.
The 123 car detour strolls through CP 71st St. on the Harbor with an approach down to 87th St... of course running IHB style.