Belt Railway of Chicago

Former CN and CP executive to lead Belt Railway of Chicago

The Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) has appointed longtime railroad executive Jerry Peck as president and general manager.

Peck, who started railroading in 1973 in train service with the Illinois Central, later worked for two decades at Canadian National (NYSE: CNI), ascending to general manager before taking the same position with Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP), in the U.S. East region. He most recently served as a consultant with Loram, a provider of rail maintenance-of-way services.

The Belt...

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VIDEO: Progress made on Chicago freight rail project 

Construction continues on a Chicago bridge project designed to reduce delays and improve fluidity by untangling freight and passenger rail lines.

The Forest Hill Flyover, known as P3, is a viaduct designed to eliminate or reduce a quartet of intersecting railroad tracks on the city’s South Side. It’s part of the public-private $4.6-billion Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program of 70 grade separations, flyovers and other rail projects to reduce the city’s...

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