BRC 303 & 302 head past the 300 & 301 on their way to grab another cut of cars to hump. BRC Clearing Yard is the biggest & busiest classification yard in all of Chicagoland. On any given morning y... (more)

Belt Railway of Chicago Alco C424 601 and GP7 473 at Chicago's Clearing yard.

A pair of BRC Centurys leads a caboose hop through the maze of tracks that were Pullman Junction. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of BRC MP15DCs, including the Belt's contribution to the bicentennial, have an additional GP38-2 to provide power on a transfer from Clearing Yard to the B&OCT's Barr Yard. Tom Golden phot... (more)

Alco S2 410 sits out in front of the shop at the Belt railway of Chicago Clearing yard. This is a simple but very good Paint Scheme. Original from my collection

Just east of the BRC's Clearing Yard, Hayford Junction is where the east-west BRC crosses the north-south GTW. A pair of BRC GP38-2s is seen leading a caboose hop across the diamonds. Tom Golden ... (more)

BRC 151 heads south down the Kenton Line, approaching 31st Street and its next switching point at Best Foods. The connection from the BNSF to the BRC is in the foreground.

A sunny afternoon finds the BRC industry job working Charter Steel with MP15AC #151 in charge. Lately, this job has been a goldmine when it comes to having MP15's for power. The train also arrived... (more)

The BRC's industry job runs three days a week on the Kenton Line (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday). This past Saturday, the train dropped off a few cars at nearby Charter Steel and is seen here worki... (more)

BRC 581 works a pulldown at Clearing Yard.

A remote controlled Belt Railway of Chicago GP23ECO pulls a cut of auto parts boxcars as it works one of the flat switching leads on the eastern side of Clearing Yard. A consist of CSX and UP GEVO... (more)

Working southbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt main line, a Belt Railway of Chicago freight is about to rattle across the Santa Fe main line diamonds at McCook, Illinois, on September 6, 1986. A pa... (more)

A Belt Railway of Chicago yard crew uses an RC GP23ECO to work the east end of Clearing Yard.

A Belt Railway of Chicago MP15 brings a sting of cars down the yard lead to head out and switch industries served by the railroad. In the background, a CSX unit molten sulfur train is awaiting cle... (more)

Former Belt Railway of Chicago GP9 no. 471 still looks sharp after being sold off and ending up switching grain for Gavilon Grain Co. in Kearney, Nebraska. This elevator is a former Peavey facilit... (more)