CREX 1341 and a CN race along with a BNSF manifest destination Chicago, IL in the early morning.

Eastbound oil express lead by a pair of CSX unit east of Steward, IL.

The first run for these unit's as BNSF leaser's. Had to wait eight hour's for them to show up due to major bridge work on the Aurora sub in Steward, IL.

NS 8100 lead's a oil can eastbound through Steward, IL for the CSX in Chicago, IL.

BNSF 9530 & NS 8102 race west through Steward, IL with a vehicle train.

BNSF 7414 head's east with oil cans from ND rounding the curve just east of Steward, IL at Mcgirr Rd.

A "Heritage I" Dash 9 leads a vehicle train through Steward, Illinois.

The Illinois Terminal Heritage leads a loaded oil train through Steward, IL on the BNSF just after sunrise on a cloudy morning.

Canadian National train 340, led by a Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific SD40, passes through a wintery Steward, Illinois, at 10:21 a.m. on February 13, 1994. CN operated on the Burlington Northern to Chi... (more)

CSXT 8145, an SD40-2, is rolling right along as it rounds the corner coming into Steward. With all the orange BNSF GE's floating around, this was quite the nice catch.

It is 2011, correct?

A beautiful trio of BN SD60M's sit patiently on the main at Steward, IL.

BNSF 8184 meets the S CHCSEA in Steward, IL

Sitting dead because of no room on the CSX, a trio of ex-BN SD60M's lead a grain extra on the BNSF Aurora Subdivision in Steward

As the trio of BN SD60M's hold the main, an eastbound stack and autorack mix passes in the siding.