Belt Railway of Chicago Alco C424s and EMD SW9s and SW1200s congregate on the west side of the locomotive shop at Clearing Yard in Bedford Park, Illinois, on December 5, 1987.

As they did for thirty odd years these units project mighty columns of glorious Alco pollution into the pristine atmosphere of the Windy City as they slowly drag the merchandise of America from ra... (more)

The Belt Railway of Chicago. Alco S6 420 this unit is the only one of this model the railway had. taken in the summer of 1984

BRC 232, 301 and 300 team up to shove a lengthy cut of cars through the massive Clearing Yard. The train is slowly working its way over the hump. The diesel house can be seen in the background.

BRC 151 shuffles around boxcars on the east end of Clearing Yard on a humid summer morning while a Boeing 737-700 takes off from Midway Airport in the distance.

BRC 560 and 561 shove into Commercial Avenue Yard, after taking headroom on "The District." The South Chicago Job is just about always dominated by lease power, so it was nice to see some Belt pow... (more)

BRC's South Chicago Job takes headroom out of Commercial Avenue Yard, making its way down "The District" with a pair of SD40's. The train is slowly making its way under the Chicago Skywa... (more)

The Chicago Short Line and the BRC's South Chicago Job both make their appearances at Pullman Junction this afternoon. The South Chicago Job is preparing to enter Commercial Avenue with a pair of ... (more)

Ever since lease units invaded the Belt Railway of Chicago, solid sets of Belt power on the South Chicago Job have become a rarity. Today, I was quite pleased to see a pair of BRC SD40s in charge.... (more)

Belt Railway of Chicago Alco C424 Nos. 603 and 604 crosses over to Track 1 on the Indiana Harbor Belt main approaching the Burlington Northern overpass at La Grange, Illinois, on February 7, 1987.

The NOSI Job strolls south down the Kenton Line, after making a sizable pickup from Best Foods in Cicero. The covered hopper up front will be delivered to Home Products, less than a mile ahead.

The Belt Railway of Chicago's North Outside Industry job (NOSI) departs Charter Steel with a one car pickup. After heading up the connection to the Kenton Line, the crew will head north to run aro... (more)

The Belt Railway of Chicago's North Outside Industry job (NOSI) departs Charter Steel with its sizable pickup, on a day where temperatures exceeded 100 degrees. BRC GP38-2 #581 is in charge, inste... (more)

The Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday North Outside Industry Job (NOSI) spots cars at Charter Steel on a extremely hot summer afternoon with a BRC GP38-2 before switching Best Foods and Home Products on t... (more)

BRC’s South Side Industrial job finishes it’s work for the day and seen here shoving its train across 73rd Street and right back into BRC’s Clearing Yard behind the buildings along 73rd Stre... (more)