BRC GP23ECO 231 leads the first ever public BRC Santa Train at Austin Ave in Chicago, IL.

Belt Railway Of Chicago C424s 604-606 roll through Blue Island, Ill. on 08-19-1984.

Closer shot of BRC 380, I believe the BRC's only SD60 seen in a coat of BRC paint after being acquired from the UP. August 2025

BRC MP15 150 leads the NOSI job south through Cicero, IL.

I decided to go up and shoot the BRC 1500TR job once again on Saturday. Here is the job heading for South Chicago after just departing the BRC Clearing Yard. This former SP 40-2 is nice & the pair looks great.

The South Chicago job has finished its air test and is departing Clearing Yard, while the Nabisco cookie job prepares to run around its train.

Chicago, IL

02/01/16

BRC MP15 150 leads the NOSI job south through Chicago, IL. They pass the NTWBRC.

BRC (as it is known locally) or Black Rock Cottage, Glencoe, Scotland by its official title. Despite having driven by BRC hundreds of times I realised I had never photographed it, today I did (obviously).

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One of my favorite art installations from last year returned to the playa again this year: the Big Round Cubatron by Mark Lottor. Still photography doesn't quite do it justice...because the colors and patterns of the lights are continually changing...and it's mesmerizing, simply mesmerizing. And beautiful.

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On a beautiful summer day that feels a lot longer ago to me than it really was, Belt Railway of Chicago GP23-ECO 236 pulls a cut of cars west through the northeastern end of Clearing Yard while SD40-3 561 moves down the main (east) leg of the 67th Street wye with a ballast train. The neat and trim little brick houses of the West Lawn neighborhood border the yard here.

BRC WAP 4E # 22394 looking in hurry to start from HBJ with the 23 coach load of Chennai-Jaipur Exp

A new 3GS21B is parked at 100th St. yard in Chicago, IL.

Tarom BAC-111 YR-BRC - AMS

On 135-lb/yard rail milled at Bethlehem, Steelton in 1997, CN power brings a manifest eastward on the Belt Railway of Chicago at Columbus Avenue.

BRC Alco C424 601 and mate 603 pull into 100th St. Yard on Chicago's southeast side with loads for KCBX rail to water terminal May 1996.

Black Rock City 2013 on Saturday afternoon.

BRC ALCO C-424s Nos. 602 and 600 at the engine terminal at Clearing Yard, in September 1983.

BRC WAP4E 22674 Stable in BDC Goods Yard.

BRC WAP 4E "22701" Hauling Suryanagari SF Express Crossing UOI At MPS

Cute looking BRC wam4 20594 waiting on outer surat

BRC WAG5A twins #23042 and #23039 at Ankamaly

Lonely BRC WAG 5P (Fit For Passenger) Resting At Ujjain JN

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BRC WAG 5P "23238" Hauling "09301" BDTS INDB LHB Summer Special Accelerates Through BVI Outers

Belt Railway of Chicago MP15DC 534 at Clearing Yard, Bedford Park in Chicago, Illinois on March 7, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Also seen, Seaboard System GP38-2 2595 and B36-7 5901, locomotives laying over after transfer runs.

A little snow dust on the Freeport sub, just crossing Nestler rd. ( view Large a must)

BRC Wag5 23233 in BRC goods yard waiting for its turn to move forward

The daily priority merchandise train from Grand Forks to the Belt Railway of Chicago cruises through a cold weather restriction into Hillsboro, ND.

BRC Alco S6 420, Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL

BRC WAP4 22279 with DDN-KCVL exp in tow

A pair of HLCX SD40-2's of obvious QNS&L and BN heritage sit near the site of the old General Mills factory.

Chicago, Ill.

07-28-13

BRC WAP 4 at MTJ

A pair of Belt Railway of Chicago SD40's is ready to depart South Chicago with a short train.

BRC C424's 601 605 pumping air on the left while in the distance RI F7A 406 waits it's turn through the junction while EL SD45 3629 has the right of way first.

Nov. 1974

BRC WAP4 22701 waiting at BRC with the crawler Janta express

Belt Railway of Chicago TR2B 501B on the C&NW at Proviso, Illinois on February 14, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

Amid low, fast-moving clouds on a brisk, cold afternoon, Belt Railway of Chicago MP15DC 150 moves down the Kenton Line Sub at Cicero with a local job.

The Belt transfer from Clearing Yard to Proviso Yard has delivered its inbound train to Yard 9 and has now returned to the west end of Yard 4 to get its outbound train, in June of 1983. The crew has attached their transfer cab to the rear of the train and will now take beans before departing to return to Clearing.

Lydden Hill 2024.