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Tehachapi Loop, CA
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Upper viewing area of the Tehachapi Loop. 
 

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Built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1876.
This line averages 2.2% in grade in its 28 miles of length.
3,000 Chinese laorers built this with picks, shovels, and blasting powder
A 4,000 foot train will cross 77 feet above its rear cars in the tunnel.       
Lower level of the loop. 

Going up, trains enter on the far left and continue through the tunnel on the right, eventually coming around the loop and passing over the tunnel at the upper level.
Train entering the loop.
 		  

In 1932 there was a flood in this area that undmeined the track and 
swept Santa Fe Engine #3834 into the mud and water. Two weeks later 
the engine was found under 10 feet of mud. After 3 years of work the 
engine was returned to the line.
On average 36 trains a day pass through here on there way to or from Los Angeles.

I was here at 1pm on a Wed an had 3 different trains pass me in an hour.
This view is the first place that you will see the loop. This is just south of the freeway
that is visible in the far background. To the far right is the actual loop.
Some of the trains that passed me.    
View of a train on the upper side of the loop.
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Last updated: June 2, 2002