I find there is always something interesting to see on our mountain railroad in Tehachapi. For example, on Dec. 7, 2025 we ...

It took me two days to finally see a train on the Tehachapi Loop, the 3,799-foot-long rail spiral in Southern California that first allowed passenger trains to journey from the Bay Area to Los Angeles ...

I had college alumni work to do this spring in Tehachapi (Yes, you’ve heard of it, but where is it exactly?), so I decided to spend the weekend. Instead of heading for the Sierras on California 14, I ...

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 Railroad ...

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 ...

I had the pleasure of traveling to Tehachapi on Tuesday to look for features. One of the highlights was visiting the Tehachapi Loop, a long, spiral section of railway track. Rising at a steady 2 ...

After reaching its fundraising goal of $100,000 in May, thanks to the local community, the Tehachapi Loop Overlook opened Monday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting. The Tehachapi Loop was built in 1876, ...