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Corwith Yards
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Corwith Yards, a railroad intermodal freight terminal located at 39th Street & Kedzie Avenue in the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, in the neighborhood of Brighton Park, is a landmark in the history of railroad freight transport. At the time it was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1887, it was the world's largest railway yard. With adjacent parking and buildings it covers nearly a square mile of land. In the late 19th century Corwith Yards was the end of the line for trains of livestock loaded at AT&SF stations such as Dodge City, Kansas, and bound for the Union Stock Yards, as well as grain and other cargo from the western United States.
Now called the Corwith Intermodal Facility, it now handles much more freight than it did in its 19th century heyday, for the BNSF Railway, mostly in the form of intermodal shipping containers. Corwith straddle cranes load approximately 1900 containers per day. Artificial Intelligence systems are used to sort & route the containers.
- Corwith Yards, Aerial Views 1938 vs today — note the hundreds of containers & parked trailers in the current view.
- Data and Technical Details Of Corwith Intermodal Operations
- Track Plans and Map of Corwith Yards
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