Belt Railway of Chicago

Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Belt Railway ALCO Century 424 #602 locomotive in 1968.
Overview
HeadquartersChicago
Reporting markBRC
LocaleChicago and suburbs
Dates of operation1882–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) Standard gauge
Other
Websitebeltrailway.com

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 the six Class I railroads of the United States — 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]

  1. ^ "The Belt Railway Company of Chicago". Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-16.