Saturday, April 4, 2020

BRC West Chicago Yard

(Satellite, the land has been reused)

BRC's main yard is their Clearing Yard. But they also had this yard near their northern terminus at the Milwaukee Road tracks. I got the name from the 1915 map below. It was south of North Avenue, went over Division Street and was north of Chicago Avenue.
1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP, photo resolution

pdf copy from 1915 Smoke Abatement Report
According to topo maps, this yard was built between 1891 and 1900.
1891 Chicago Quadrangle @ 1:62,500
 It appears that the C&NW Cragin Yard, which was east of this yard, was not yet built by 1900.
1900 Chicago Quadrangle @ 1:62,500




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