Completed in 1876, the Tehachapi Loop was a true feat of engineering in its day and has remained unchanged since its completion. engineering
with a total rise in elevation ofs. At the base of the loop, the track passes through tunnel 9, the ninth tunnel built as the railroad worked from Bakersfield.Hood chose to construct a loop here to pass over itself as a means of gaining elevation. Incredibly, the whole project was completed in a time before almost no heavy machinery existed. Good old dynamite and elbow grease, mainly. Hood's team used a combination of cut and fill methods to keep the grade no greater than.
from serving Los Angeles. This has been the case since Amtrak's foundation in 1971. There is an exception, however, if Coast Starlight's normal route is closed, it is permitted to use the loop as a detour.This wasn't always the case, in the steam and passenger era, before 1971, passenger trains did run on the loop. Visitors or passengers could witness trains such as Southern Pacific's overnight Owl and Tehachapi snake around the loop.
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