Chicago yards

[Junctionfan]

Hello everybody,

Sorry if this has already been covered, but I was wondering how many yards are there in Chicago and what are their names?

Thankyou

[JoeKoh]

see trains july 2003. excellent article on trains in chicago.acording to the article on page 41 there are 57 yards.
stay safe
Joe

[Junctionfan]

I don't have that one-57?! Holy moly!

I didn't think there was that many-Cicero, Clearing, Caulmet, Corinth, Corwith, Blue Island, Parsons, 59th Street, TOFC, Bensenville, Global 1, Global 2, Global 3, Proviso, Willow Springs, Landers, Mc Cook, Canal, Schiller Park. Thats 19; which ones am I missing.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Some others: Clyde, Burnham, Barr, Amtrak 14th Street, Norpaul, Commercial Ave., Ashland Ave., Argo, Glenn, Woodcrest, Gibson.

[Anonymous]

Only 27 to go! [:D]

[CShaveRR]

Probable the layover facilities at the outlying ends of the Metra lines are considered to be yards, too (as they should be--coach yards).

Corinth? Probably Corwith, already mentioned.

TOFC? That could apply to a lot of places (not as many as formerly), but I don't know a yard by that name.

Parsons? That's in Columbus, Ohio.

Global 3 is in Rochelle; probably wasn't included in the count.

Let's add Western Avenue, California Avenue, Colehour, Joliet (EJ&E), West Chicago (two yards--UP and EJ&E...or three, if you count the Metra coach yard separately), Eola (named after Eolafan!), Congress Park, North Avenue (UP), and maybe several others that don't really look like yards but fit the definition otherwise.

[Junctionfan]

Isn't Corinth Yard CP?

[Junctionfan]

I forgot two-Griffith and Sidney

[Overmod]

Junctionfan -- If you don't have that issue of Trains, GET ON THE KALMBACH SITE AND ORDER IT AS A BACK ISSUE. It really is that good for what you want to know!

[wcfan4ever]

Driving through Chicago is like driving from railyard to railyard. One minute you are next to a CN yard, then a CSX yard, then an IHB yard all with in sight of each other!

[eastside]

QUOTE: If you don't have that issue of Trains, GET ON THE KALMBACH SITE AND ORDER IT AS A BACK ISSUE.

I agree that was a definitive issue for clarifying the maze of routes in Chicago. What it doesn't convey is the vast expanse of land used by a rail yard when you actually experience one in person. Many have streets built over them, so if you visit they're easy to view. Early in the 20th century, you could characterize Chicago, at least the South side, as rail yards and industrial plants with people living in between.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

It's also amazing how many small interchange yards exist in the Chicago area and how many more have been taken up. Burnham yard was the main interchange yard for the South Shore Line (with IHB and BRC) and also served as the place where C&O freights would drop off blocks for other roads since C&O had no real Chicago yard of its own. At any rate, there was also a smaller interchange yard for South Shore about a 1/2 mile west of the Hegewisch station. It was pretty much out of service by the early 1960's and was taken up to make room for an auto-rack terminal for Ford's Chicago assembly plant.