Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief, running nearly 12 hours late, makes a rare appearance with a sunlit nose through the Santa Ana Canyon.
The sun has just crested the hills of Yorba Linda as this hot eastbound Z train makes good through Santa Ana Canyon.
BNSF 799 leads an eastbound intermodal train through Yorba Linda, CA.
The hills are coming back to life after the recent wildfires ravaged this hillside along with many homes. Today's M LACBAR is led by 12 ES44DC locomotives and is seen passing through the Santa An... (more)
A trio of roaches hold a domestic stack train on the siding at Esperanza. Once often used to hold trains during the afternoon commuter rush, this track is now primarily used for storage.
BNSF 533 leads a shuttle job east to Prado Dam.
As the sun sets on one of the many days that we had rain in late may, the Southwest Chief rolls through Esperanza.
The Pacific Railroad Society's special to Bakersfield passes through the east end of Santa Ana Canyon as it heads for Cajon Pass, the Tehachapi Mountains and, eventually, Bakersfield.
Santa Fe 3751 and three brand-new C40-8W's lead the Employee Recognition Special back to Los Angeles from Chicago. This was the final leg of the 2 1/2 week trek, running westbound between Needles... (more)
A stack train slowly rounds the bend, exiting the Santa Ana Canyon.
A westbound stack train rolls along into the sun.
Metrolink heading west.
Because of trackwork on the Olive Sub, the M-BARSDG sits at Spot 1 Esperanza.
Q-ALTLAC exits the Santa Ana Canyon on its way west to the Hobart Yard.
A work train sits on the Esperanza storage track for the night with rails for Metrolink on the San Diego Sub.