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)

Smokin’ at McCook
After waiting for a couple of Santa Fe trains to clear the diamond, a long and heavy Belt Railway of Chicago freight gets its turn on the crossing at McCook, Illinoi... (more)

A pair of Belt Railway of Chicago C424s are seen headed southeast on the B&OCT as they bring a cut of cars to CSX's Barr Yard in nearby Riverdale, Illinois. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of the Belt's pug-nosed Centuries assemble their train of coal hoppers.

There's only one thing that would make these Centuries look better - a dark cloud of Alco smoke.

Two of the Belt's Centuries bring an eastbound freight across the Grand Trunk at Hayford.

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