A southern Pacific heavy mixed freight descends Tehachapi Loop. A set of Santa Fe light engines waits its turn. From the Pentrex show "Cajon Pass & Tehachapi Loop" https://rfd.video/SoCal | Railfan Depot

A Railway That Defied Granite And Time—Watch How The Tehachapi Loop Became One Of The Boldest Feats Ever Built In 1876! Dive Into The Untold Story Of The Tehachapi Loop— Carved Through Solid Granite In 1876 By 3,000 Chinese Workers Armed With Nothing More Than Gunpowder And Shovels. This Iconic Spiral Track Still Stands As One Of The Greatest Railway Achievements In The World. 👉 Follow Civilext for more engineering marvels #engineering #civilengineering #railwayengineering #infrastructure #mega

Some video shows the unique Southern Pacific Cab Forward steam locomotives on Tehachapi Loop. From the Pentrex show "Southern Pacific Cab Forward Collection" https://rfd.video/PentrexCabForward | Steam Giants

Ever wondered what it would be like to take a ride through The Loop? Here's a peak of some of the amazing views via a passenger train traversing through The Loop and the beautiful mountains surrounding Tehachapi. | City of Tehachapi, CA Government

The famous Tehachapi Loop is located in the Tehachapi Mountains of California and is a spiral loop on the Union Pacific Railroad (originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1870s). The loop allows trains to manage a significant elevation gain over a relatively short distance. What makes it particularly famous is that long trains (over 4,000 feet) can actually pass over themselves as they navigate the loop. An average of 36 trains per day pass though here. The Tehachapi Loop has a 2