Two trains on the Tehachapi Loop at the same time. The one in the foreground, which is going down the loop, will slow to a halt to let the train coming up the loop pass it. (Rebekah Kearn/Courthouse ...
Located about an hour’s detour away for travelers driving Interstate 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles, present-day Tehachapi owes its existence to the railroad. While the Kawaiisu people had ...
Completed in 1876, the Tehachapi Loop helped build the nation's second transcontinental railroad and remains one of the seven wonders of the railroad world. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The sound of a ...
The Tehachapi Loop is one of California’s most important feats of railroad engineering. Built in the 19th century, it allows trains to climb steep mountain terrain by looping over themselves. Still in ...
The Tehachapi Loop has carried trains through the mountains for nearly 150 years. Here's the engineering story behind this railroad marvel. 🚂 Map shows where COVID cases are rising in each state ...