Tehachapi Loop
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Tehachapi Loop is a famous spiral railway line in California where trains loop over themselves to efficiently gain elevation through the Tehachapi Mountains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil engineering structure
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railway line feature ⓘ railway loop ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | itself via a grade-separated overpass ⓘ |
| designedBy | William Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationGain | approximately 77 feet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tehachapi Spiral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesign | single-track spiral loop ⓘ |
| hasFeature | overhead bridge where track crosses over itself ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
gain elevation efficiently
ⓘ
reduce track gradient ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | California Historical Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumGrade | about 2.2 percent ⓘ |
| hasMinimumRadius | approximately 1,200 feet ⓘ |
| hasShape | spiral ⓘ |
| hasStructure | tunnel at the lower end of the loop ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | one of the busiest single-track main lines in the world ⓘ |
| hasViewingArea | public viewpoints nearby ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
mountain railway engineering
ⓘ
spiral railway ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
heavy freight traffic
ⓘ
railfan photography ⓘ trains looping over themselves ⓘ |
| isOnRoute |
Bakersfield–Mojave line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freight corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| length | approximately 0.73 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Kern County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Tehachapi Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Tehachapi Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
city of Tehachapi, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
community of Keene, California ⓘ |
| opened | 1876 ⓘ |
| openedFor | rail traffic between San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles Basin ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tehachapi Pass railroad line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | American Society of Civil Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in active use ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BNSF Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ passenger trains ⓘ |
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