Belt Railway of Chicago

Since 1882, The Belt Railway Company of Chicago has been an integral part of railroad operations in the Chicago Gateway.

Cragin Junction is as far north as the Belt Railway of Chicago goes. The terminal road's north-south main line curves west and feeds into the former Milwaukee Road main line to Elgin and points west. This is one of the Belt Railway's massive 2-10-2 locomotives.

Here is another 2-10-2 on the "ready track" in a Chicago yard.

The "belt line" linked every major railroad in the city and also served the industries in the South Chicago and Calumet districts. Here's another 2-10-2.

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