Belt Railway of Chicago
Largest terminal railroad in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Belt Railway Company of Chicago (reporting mark BRC), headquartered in Bedford Park, Illinois, is the largest switching terminal railroad in the United States. It is co-owned by six Class I railroads — BNSF, Canadian National, CPKC (the BRC's north–south main line's northern terminus is, like the Indiana Harbor Belt, the Milwaukee District West Line in Chicago's Cragin neighborhood), CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific — each of which uses the switching and interchange facilities of the BRC. Owner lines and other railroads bring their trains to the Belt Railway to be separated, classified, and re-blocked into new trains for departure. The BRC also provides rail terminal services to approximately 100 local manufacturing industries. The company employs about 440 people, including its own police force.[1]
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Headquarters | Chicago |
Reporting mark | BRC |
Locale | Chicago and suburbs |
Dates of operation | 1882–present |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard gauge |
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Website | beltrailway.com |