TEHACHAPI — Trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share its toys with the community at the Summer Model Train Show, to be ...

The enticing destination is known for the Tehachapi train track spiral, ... Tehachapi train loop. By Sara Lessley . June 20, 2019 8 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. Email; ...

The Loop conquered a troublesome ridge near the top of the 4,000-foot Tehachapi Summit by keeping the track grade at 2.2% -- the maximum that rail firms were willing to make steam engines climb.

A little over 30 years later, the loop was designated a National Civil Engineering Historic Landmark in 1998 by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The dedication plaque erected in October ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KGET) — Move over Thomas, and hold onto your caboose ’cause it’s official: Tehachapi is known as Train Town U.S.A. Peggy YgBuhay with Union Pacific said, “Union Pacific ...