I took this rare photo of a railroad extra or special movement, in January of 2007. We are looking west from South Lawndale Avenue near West 50th Street toward South Pulaski Road. This is the heavilly ballasted single track branchline owned by the Belt Railway of Chicago, and it services the BNSF Railway ex Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Corwith Yard, and connects to the former Grand Trunk Western at the former Elsdon Yard site to proceed to points east. This one car special transfer movement, is more than likely enroute to the BRC's Clearing Yard. In the background to the right, is the Chicago Transit Authority's Pulaski Road station on the Orange line to Chicago's Midway Airport. Prior to December of 1988, this was the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad "Stockyards' branch. Out of view behind the CTA embankment, is Curie High School.Friday, January 25, 2008
Westbound BNSF Railway one car double stack transfer. Chicago Illinois USA. Late January 2007.
I took this rare photo of a railroad extra or special movement, in January of 2007. We are looking west from South Lawndale Avenue near West 50th Street toward South Pulaski Road. This is the heavilly ballasted single track branchline owned by the Belt Railway of Chicago, and it services the BNSF Railway ex Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Corwith Yard, and connects to the former Grand Trunk Western at the former Elsdon Yard site to proceed to points east. This one car special transfer movement, is more than likely enroute to the BRC's Clearing Yard. In the background to the right, is the Chicago Transit Authority's Pulaski Road station on the Orange line to Chicago's Midway Airport. Prior to December of 1988, this was the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad "Stockyards' branch. Out of view behind the CTA embankment, is Curie High School.
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