Two trains on the Tehachapi Loop at the same time. The one in the foreground, which is going down the loop, will slow to a halt to let the train coming up the loop pass it. (Rebekah Kearn/Courthouse ...

The Tehachapi Loop is one of California’s most important feats of railroad engineering. Built in the 19th century, it allows trains to climb steep mountain terrain by looping over themselves. Still in ...

Located about an hour’s detour away for travelers driving Interstate 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles, present-day Tehachapi owes its existence to the railroad. While the Kawaiisu people had ...