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The state of California stepped in to provide a yearly subsidy of (then) $700,000 ($2.94 million adjusted for inflation) to cover the train's operating losses, and it was retained. The state asked Amtrak to add a second round-trip between Oakland and Bakersfield and to extend the service south over the Tehachapi Pass to Los Angeles. [12]
The 171-mile stretch of rail running between Merced and Bakersfield could be operational as early as 2030, with testing of the bullet trains slated to begin in 2028, according to the High-Speed ...
Lamont is located in south-central California about 11 miles (18 km) from Bakersfield and about 89 miles (143 km) from Los Angeles. [2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 sq mi (12 km 2), of which 4.6 sq mi (12 km 2) are land and 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km 2) of it (0.65%) is covered by water.
The largest open pit mine in California, which mines borax, is at Boron. [64] As of October 1, 2016, Kern County contains nearly 25% of California's in-state renewable energy production, including 1,785 MW of solar power and 3,310 MW of wind power. [65] Kern County is home to the Tehachapi Energy Storage Project, which was commissioned in 2014 ...
The Tehachapi Loop is a 3,779-foot-long (0.72 mi; 1.15 km) spiral, [1] or helix, on the Union Pacific Railroad Mojave Subdivision through Tehachapi Pass, of the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. The line connects Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley to Mojave in the Mojave Desert.
The Bakersfield station of the California High-Speed Rail system was originally to be co-located with the existing station. However, an alternate alignment with a new station further north was adopted in 2014. Greyhound Lines moved into Bakersfield station in late 2021, after moving out of its 60-year-old bus depot in downtown Bakersfield.
Lost Hills is located 42 miles (68 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield, [4] at an elevation of 305 feet (93 m). [2] The population was 2,412 at the 2010 census, up from 1,938 at the 2000 census. A rest stop by Interstate 5 including restaurants, gasoline stations, and motels is located about one-mile (1.6 km) from the town.
Welcome sign on California State Highway 184 for Weedpatch and the neighboring community of Lamont. Weedpatch (formerly Weed Patch [2] and Alexander's Corner [4]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Weedpatch is 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of Bakersfield.