Nostalgia & History > Belt Railway of Chicago Power, Part 2

1. BRC 474 and Caboose 210 in South Chicago Yards on May 13, 1964.  A GP7 built Nov. 1951.

2. BRC 477 in Hegwisch, Chicago, IL on March 31, 1964.  A GP7 built Aug. 1952.

3. Same as the previous photo.  This Kodachrome has faded so badly that little color remains.  It looks better in B&W.

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4. As you can see this old Kodachrome won.  I gave up on fixing the color and made it B&W.  Also, it wouldn't sharpen up. But it's my only shot of a BRC Cow and Calf.  This is BRC 501A and B in Chicago on April 2, 1971.  A TR2A and B built Dec. 1949.

5. BRC 521 and Cabooses 229 and 214 at Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL on April 1, 1984.  A SW9 built June 1951.

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



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Awesome.
JB

Is the caboose in the first shot ex B&O by any chance?

I always appreciate BRC photos, so many thanks for the postings.  In photo No. 3 that is Burnham Tower way back there on the left.  The J gon on the right is at US Steel Supply.  And the BRC train is on the C&WI westward.

Rich

doctorevil Wrote:
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> Is the caboose in the first shot ex B&O by any
> chance?

I'm quite sure the Belt's cabooses were never B&O. However I was always curious who had built them? TRRA had some that were very similar...

BRC's were built new for the BRC. Somewhere out there, there was a magazine ad from the manufacturer that featured them, though I can't seem to find it right now.

- Jeff Carlson

CSX_ENG Wrote:
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> doctorevil Wrote:
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> > Is the caboose in the first shot ex B&O by any
> > chance?
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> I'm quite sure the Belt's cabooses were never B&O.
> However I was always curious who had built them?
> TRRA had some that were very similar...