Belt Railway of Chicago Scanner Frequencies in Illinois

reporting mark: BRC
railroad class: Terminal Railroad

There are currently 7 Belt Railway of Chicago radio scanner frequencies from Illinois in our database.

Frequency Description
161.295Car Department
160.965Clearing Hump Yard
161.445East Yard
160.635North Road
160.5Road South
160.38West Yard
160.695Yard

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Belt Railway of Chicago Information

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago (reporting mark BRC), headquartered in Bedford Park, IL, is the largest switching terminal railroad in the United States. Belt Railway of Chicago's co-owned by six Class I railroads — BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad — each of which uses the switching and interchange facilities of the BRC. Owner lines and other railroads bring their trains to the Belt Railway to be separated, Classified, and re-blocked into new trains for departure. The BRC also provides rail terminal services to approximately 100 local manufacturing industries. The company employs about 440 people, including Belt Railway of Chicago's own police force and fire department.