Tehachapi Loop
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The Tehachapi Loop is a 3,779-foot-long rail spiral on the Union Pacific Railroad's Mojave Subdivision through the Tehachapi Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. T
Aerial overview of the Tehachapi Loop in 2022
BNSF train on Tehachapi Loop in 2011, with mixed trailer-on-flatcar and double-stack container manifest
A panoramic view of the Tehachapi Loop looking north-west
Pictorial cancellation from the Keene Post Office celebrating the Loop's 129th anniversary
Coast Starlight
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The Coast Starlight is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train,
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…Bakersfield. The line averages about 36 freight trains each day. Passenger trains such as Amtrak's Gold Runner are banned from the loop, although the Coast Starlight can use it as a detour. Its frequent trains and scenic setting make the Tehachapi Loop popular with railfans. In 1998, it was named a National Historic…
Coast Starlight crossing the Santa Ynez River as it drains into the Pacific Ocean near Surf, California, 2019
The Coast Starlight at Tacoma in 1974
The Coast Starlight on the Cuesta Grade above San Luis Obispo in 1985
Coast Starlight 14 northbound to Seattle passing Moorpark, California, on December 27, 2018