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

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

Tehachapi Pass Train Loop! This is one of the most important engineering marvels in California railroad history. This loop de loop allows locomotive carrying heavy loads to travel from LA to San Francisco. | John Bartell