Peeking Out From Below -- Union Pacific Freight Train on The Tehachapi Loop, California
by Darin Volpe
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Peeking Out From Below -- Union Pacific Freight Train on The Tehachapi Loop, California
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Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
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It's been almost 150 years that trains have been climbing over the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave, California. The problem was, how can a railroad climb 4,000 feet in only 45 miles? Part of the answer was using 56 miles of track snaking along the hillsides to keep the grade manageable. The rest of the answer was an engineering marvel that has kept railfans coming to the area ever since.
The Tehachapi Loop is located between the town of Keene and the city of Tehachapi. This section of track climbs 77 feet in what is essentially zero miles by traveling through a tunnel, circling a hill, and ending up continuing on its way after going over the top of the tunnel.
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November 1st, 2020
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