12-15-2012, 04:10 AM
The internet is full of information about switching industry in Chicago. The information covers mainly MILW and CNW and it's successors. Some new RR are also nice covered.
The surprising thing is the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC). There are less than 5 hits in YouTube BRC serving industry and no further references at the other sites covering industry switching in Chicago. But the BRC is multiple times named the largest US switching RR.
Is my understanding correct hat the BRC is a large switching RR handling the main interchange traffic of the class 1 RRs on it's own large yards and between the large class 1 RR yards but not the local industry serving jobs?
Bad news, the BRC is not a good choice for an ISL...?
The surprising thing is the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC). There are less than 5 hits in YouTube BRC serving industry and no further references at the other sites covering industry switching in Chicago. But the BRC is multiple times named the largest US switching RR.
Is my understanding correct hat the BRC is a large switching RR handling the main interchange traffic of the class 1 RRs on it's own large yards and between the large class 1 RR yards but not the local industry serving jobs?
Bad news, the BRC is not a good choice for an ISL...?
Reinhard