Tehachapi, Union Pacific Mojave Sub
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Southern Pacific’s solution to powering through the Tehachapi Mountains was an engineering marvel that is still impressive today. Union Pacific has only increased the traffic through through the pass.
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| Producer | 7idea Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Narration | Optional With or Without Narration, Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC, Widescreen |
The Tehachapi Mountains create a natural barrier between California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley and the arid Mojave Desert. That barrier was breached 140 years ago by Southern Pacific’s civil engineer William Hood. The result was an engineering marvel that is still impressive today. Both BNSF and Union Pacific keep these rails polished with increasingly long and heavy trains.
The Tehachapis have a reputation as a hard climb with a stiff 2.2% grade on both sides of the summit. Trains negotiate numerous curves, pass through several tunnels and wrap around the crown feature that has attracted railfans from all over the world: the Tehachapi Loop.
Our journey begins in Bakersfield as we travel timetable south through the mountains to Mojave. Stacks, manifests, hot intermodals, and heavy unit grain trains grind up grade to Summit Switch, then drop down into the desert. Night and day, the pass resounds with the steady drum of prime movers, the squeal of wheel flanges, and the whine of heavy dynamics. This program was shot between April, 2011 and March, 2012.
Dan –
Perhaps the most frequently done subject in railfan video, with the 7idea touch! All the legendary Tehachapi locations are here, and The Loop has never looked better! But 7idea Productions has a way of taking its topics to a new level — artistic videography, great locations, creative editing, outstanding sound, and informative, entertaining narration. Make room in your collection for another look at Tehachapi … you’ll be glad you did!
Tuscaloosa –
These guys are really the best train tape producers out there right now. You can tell a lot of effort goes into each tape. This one is no exception. You see the trains up close, but also far away as they approach the camera. Maybe the best about modern Tehachapi.