The Belt On The Big 10-4. On a partly sunny October 4th, BRC 300 and slugmate 301 move a short cut of cars through Clearing Yard. Soon enough, they would be shoved over the hump.

A BRC hump job is seen off the Cicero Ave overpass.

The Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard is one of the biggest yards around. With constant action, the yard is 5.5 miles in length and houses over 250 miles worth of trackage. It's also one of ... (more)