Here is a list of the yards in and around Chicago, a quick highlight of them is below, there's 82 yards listed here.... The maps below the list illustrate where they are in relationship to downtown. Tracks/Details: 2 yards in one, ~19 tracks on the north side, …

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Intermodal Rail Yards in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. The Chicago area is massive and complex for rail operations and represents the largest inland intermodal facility in the United States, with rail facilities handling 6.45 million lifts in 2018. The oldest intermodal facilities are located in manufacturing districts close to the central ...

Zoomable Google Maps showing all railroads in the Chicago area. Also shown are present and past railroad junctions, crossings, and towers. In Illinois, also shown are present and past railroad roundhouses and turntables.

Dec 4, 2020 · Chicago Track Map: Bedford Park Yard. I had designed these maps to show just the passenger rail rapid transit networks but in Chicago that line is more blurry. I decided to show the commuter rail network too but found that it was intertwined with the freight network.

Oct 2, 2018 · In 1942 and ’43, Delano spent time in the rail yards of Chicago, documenting the busy freight hub and the countless workers who kept the trains running 24 hours a day. Some of his most...

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago (reporting mark BRC), headquartered in Bedford Park, Illinois, is the largest switching terminal railroad in the United States.

The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was formed by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a vast centralized processing area.

The Belt’s Clearing Yard span a 5.5 mile distance among 786 acres, supporting more than 250 miles of track. With Chicago being the largest hub of the railroad industry, very few rail cars travel transcontinentally without coming through Chicago.

Bensenville Yard is a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight and switching yard located in Bensenville and Franklin Park, Illinois. It is located 15 miles (25 km) northwest of Chicago, below O'Hare International Airport.