When discussing the history of railroading in the Tehachapi area, there is little doubt that the star of the show for rail ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) — A group looking to create a viewing platform for the Tehachapi Loop has succeeded in reaching its goal of raising $100,000. The loop, built in 1876 by the Southern Pacific ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...