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Tehachapi Loop
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By James King, September 24, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Tehachapi Loop Marker | | |
Inscription. From this spot may be seen a portion of the world-renowned “Loop.” It was completed in 1876 under the direction of William Hood, Southern Pacific Railroad Engineer. In gaining elevation around central hill of loop a 4000 foot train will cross 77 feet above its rear cars in tunnel below.
Erected 1953 by The Kern County Historical Society Bakersfield Parlor No.42 N.S.G.W., El Tejon Parlor N.D.G.W., Kern County Museum, Southern Pacific Railroad. (Marker Number 508.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West marker series.
Location. 35° 11.688′ N, 118° 32.064′ W. Marker is near Tehachapi, California, in Kern County. Marker is on On Old State Hwy, 3.2 mi E of Keene exit, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keene CA 93531, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line (here, next to this marker); The Great Flood of 1932 and Engine No. 3834 (approx. 1.4 miles away); "Old Town" (approx. 4.2 miles away); Tehachapi Loop Mural (approx. 6.4 miles away); Original site of the First Catholic Church in 1887 (approx. 6.5 miles away); Gallinger House (approx. 6.5 miles away); Odd Fellows Hall (approx. 6.5 miles away); Red Front Blacksmith Shop Mural (approx. 6.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Tehachapi.| | | | 
By James King, September 24, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Tehachapi Loop Monument | | NSGW Grand Trustee, James King (l), NSGW SDDGP, Fred Thacker (r) | | |
More about this marker. This site has been designated as a California Regisitered Historical Landmark (No.508) and as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
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By Syd Whittle, November 29, 2005 | |
| | | 3. Tehachapi Loop State Landmark Directional Sign | | |
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By Syd Whittle, November 29, 2005 | |
| | | 4. Tehachapi Loop | | |
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By Unknown | |
| | | 5. Vintage Postcard - Tehachapi Loop | | Reached by Southern Pacific Lines | | |
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By Bvnc | |
| | | 6. Vintage Postcard - The Loop | | As the Southern Pacific winds through the most difficult part of the range, it swings around and across its own track in an effort to relieve the grade. The famous loop is a very ingenious feet of engineering. | | |
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By Denise Boose, August 12, 2007 | |
| | | 7. Freight Train on theTehachapi Loop | | |
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By James King, September 24, 2011 | |
| | | 8. Tehachapi Loop | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. This page has been viewed 2,079 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California. 3. submitted on December 4, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. 7. submitted on January 16, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 8. submitted on September 27, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California.
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