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» Union Pacific (more..)
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» Allard Horseshoe
» Tehachapi Pass, California, USA (more..)
» March 09, 2016 |
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» MFRWC-08 (more..) |
» Ryan Slaton (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| Trading distance for elevation Southern Pacific's Civil Engineer William Hood was able to take his railroad out of the Caliente Valley and over the once thought insurmountable Tehachapis. In just 6 rails miles Hood's road climbed 700' in elevation leaving the floor of the Caliente Valley, the same distance as the crow flies was separated by 1 mile. Following the grade carved into Tehachapi's rolling hills in 1876, eastbound Union Pacific tonnage conforms to the Allard Horseshoe curve as it climbs through the Tehachapis. |
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