A colorful Z-LACNYC9 has just begun it's trip to Croxton, NJ as it rounds the Horseshoe Curve in the Santa Ana River Canyon at Yorba Londa.

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It’s a hot July morning in the Santa Ana foothills in Southern California. In a couple of hours it will be almost unbearable to be standing trackside as the sun and heat continue to rise in the ... (more)

A colorful morning intermodal storms the large now three track horse shoe curve at Weir Canyon out of Esperanza on a spring day in Southern California.

An outbound S train rounds the curve at Esperanza behind a Dash 9 leader.

A high priority Z9 rounds the curve at Esperanza behind a 5 pack of GEs. The recent rains in SoCal has led to a really colorful backdrop at this location.

An L.A. harbor bound stack train rounds the horse shoe curve near the former Esperanza station location.

Eastbound Trailers rounds the horseshoe at Copper Canyon Rd.

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One of Santa Fe's hot intermodal train, the 1-893-30 (Los Angeles CA to Kansas City KS), passes through Esp... (more)

BNSF 5379 repainted into H3 leads this Long Beach bound stack train near Esperanza.

BNSF SD70ACe 8436 along with a CREX lease unit head up this westbound stacker as it passes through Santa Ana Canyon at Esperanza in sweet evening light.

BNSF AC power brings up the rear of this eastbound Metrolink in Santa Ana Canyon.

Brand new BNSF tier4 power leads a Watson bound loaded ethanol train at Esperanza on the San Bernardino Sub.

Westbound Santa Fe train just west of Esperanza siding in an area that will radically change in the next two decades.

A westbound Santa Fe auto parts train leans into the super elevated curve at the east end of Esperanza siding on Santa Fe's San Bernardino to Los Angeles Third District