Directory of Tehachapi Loop Resources

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The Tehachapi Loop is without doubt one of the great engineering feats of the nineteenth century. Built between 1874 and 1876, world famous for its unique solution to what was considered an unsolvable problem in building the railway through an exceptionally steep section of the mountains to the Tehachapi pass. Civil Engineer William Hood designed the 3,799' loop to a maximum gradient of 2.2% to raise the rails to gain the nearly 80' required. It is one of the seven wonders of the railroad world.

Resources in This Category

• Tehachapi Loop

  http://www.trainweb.org/brettrw/maps/loop.html
  Maps, diagrams and detailed descriptions of the Loop, nearby crossings, back roads and tunnels.

• Tehachapi Loop

  http://www.hewgill.com/photo/trips/tehachapi-loop/
  Includes photos of tunnels, monument, trains going through loop, equipment and aerial shots. Also offers topographic and schematic maps.

• Tehachapi RailCam

  http://www.trainorders.com/cameras/tehachapi/
  Live Tehachapi Loop train cam.

• Yahoo! Groups : TLoop

  http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TLoop/
  Discussion group aimed at the Loop and its news and activities.

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