
The Little Engines That Could -- BNSF Freight Train in The Tehahapi Mountains, California

by Darin Volpe
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The Little Engines That Could -- BNSF Freight Train in The Tehahapi Mountains, California
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Darin Volpe
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The Union Pacific Tehachapi Pass line between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert in California see trains climbing 3,620 feet from the Bakersfield to the summit near Tehachapi and then descending 1,300 feet by the time it reaches Mojave. The average grade between Bakersfield and the summit is 2.2%, meaning the tracks rise about 2-1/4 feet for every 100 feet of horizontal track. Pulling heavy trains over steep grades takes a lot of power. Lash-ups of modern locomotives like these General Electrics, combined with helpers pushing from the back and even sometimes added to the middle of the train, make it possible to move trains of two miles or longer over these steep grades.
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October 31st, 2020
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