Belt Railway of Chicago engine house tracks
UP 4067 idles away as the BRC hump tower is busy sorting out cars.
Engines wait for there turn to be fueled and checked over before the next trip out on the iron road
The BRC gathers power from the Diesel shop to return home.
Belt RR 420 and hack #223 pull a cut of baretables out at the west end of Clearing Yard.
Belt RR Alcos work Clearing Yard.
There's only one thing that would make these Centuries look better - a dark cloud of Alco smoke.
Seemingly untouched.
Two of the Belt's Centuries bring an eastbound freight across the Grand Trunk at Hayford.
This engine now wears the traditional BRC paint scheme, but it is still an OLS unit.
Always a busy location, two of Clearing's yard jobs are working hard to keep the freight moving through this huge terminal.
BRC SW1500 530, BRC SD40-2 560, and HLCX SD45 6517 await their next assignments at Clearing Yard.
A clear sunrise over Lake Michigan finds BRC 581 and a former Conrail unit awaiting a switching crew.