Is there any way to find out what company is running the gatehouse? I used to work here years ago & last time I checked with them to see if they were hiring & I was told they were closing. then last week I drove down 55 North & saw they were still open. Any suggestions to find out who I can contact to see if there are gatehouse job openings?
Could anyone update me on the status of this facility? Online official sources list the yard as closed, but when I was there a few months ago, they were loading and switching. Also, Google Earth imagery from this year shows it active. I write about walking in Chicago and would like to give readers a proper update. Thanks!
-Ryan Ver Berkmoes
I still ride past this yard twice daily on Metra Southwest Service and it does appear to still be active. It is currently switched by two GMTX GP38-2’s (2174 & 2175) lettered for H&M International.
Thanks much! If anyone who knows what entity is operating the yard and where the trailer/container traffic is mostly coming from, I’d appreciate it. My goal is to give my readers—the general public—as much info on features they pass on the walks, especially things the vast majority will have no concept about, such as a railroad yard.