IC&E SD40-2 6401 holds up at 63rd Street with 470's train, waiting for permission into Clearing Yard.

Working the west end at Clearing

Centuries pause at Clearing.

A rare BRC TR4A goes about the never-ending task of switching cars at Clearing.

One of BRC's active SW1500's is working hard at the east end of Clearing. The wind was working hard, too, gusting upwards of 40MPH......

A quartet of Soo Line Geeps pulling a long transfer from Bensenville is nearing Clearing Yard on the BRC. Chasing a quartet of Soo across Chicagoland? That IS being myself AND refreshing...

Though this Genset may be fairly new but it's looking a little rough now with damage to the front and back of the locomotive. A bulkflat split a switch and derailed into the genset and a light po... (more)

Four Wisconsin & Southern SD40-2's wait on the West end BRC's Clearing Yard for their return assignment back to home rails. Included in the grouping is WSOR 4030 sporting the 30th Anniversary pai... (more)

Matching Fuel Rack- By sheer coincidence, I liked how the BRC's fuel rack matched CP 277's normal IC&E power, getting serviced at this major crossroad of commerce, on Chicago's southwest side... U... (more)

A pair of SOO SD60s prepare to depart Clearing with a transfer to Bensenville.

Whole lotta switchin' goin' on! Four engines, an SD38-3, two MP15 DCs, and a GP38-2, take their turn at making switching or transfer moves. There always seems to be a lot going on at the massive... (more)

Of all the times I've been to Clearing Yard this is the first time I have seen the BRC working the industrial spurs on the North side of the yard. At this moment they are backing a single box car... (more)

BRC GP38-2 No. 581 and crew switching at Clearing Yard in Bedford Park, IL on August 14, 2008.