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The Tehachapi Depot Museum is located in the nearby town of Tehachapi. [16] The California Historical Landmark plaque reads: NO. 508 TEHACHAPI LOOP - From this spot may be seen a portion of the world-renowned Loop completed in 1876 under the direction of William Hood, Southern Pacific railroad engineer.
This railroad that crossed the Tehachapi Summit and came through Tehachapi was the second transcontinental railroad. The museum has a collection of old railroad tools and signals, photos and newspaper articles, lanterns, and dining cart china. Much of this came from the family of Bill Stokoe, a retired railroad worker who passed away in 1999. [4]
The Tehachapi area is known for the nearby Tehachapi Loop (a popular railfan site), Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm, the Tehachapi Depot Museum, [38] the Tehachapi Museum, [39] the Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park and Tomi-Kahni Resource Center (Native American), [11] and excellent air conditions for gliding. Tehachapi is on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The primary route crosses the Tehachapi Pass and features the Tehachapi Loop, connecting Bakersfield to the Mojave Desert. East of Mojave, the line splits with the Union Pacific Railroad portion continuing south to Palmdale and Colton over the Cajon Pass and the BNSF Railway owned segment running east to Barstow. Both companies generally share ...
The railroad's action led to the decline of Tehichipa's shipping industry, and the town's residents gradually moved to Tehachapi. The Errea House was moved to Tehachapi as well around 1900. No buildings from the original settlement survive at the site of Tehichipa, and the Errea House is the only building remaining from the town.
The museum is open on Tuesdays from 5PM to 8PM, and Saturdays from 10AM to 4PM. [5] The Northern California Bluegrass Society (NCBS) and the South Bay Historic Railroad Society sponsor a free bluegrass and related music jam at the Edward Peterman Museum at the Santa Clara Historic Train Depot on most 2nd Saturdays of the month from 12-3pm.
Tehachapi Pass (Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb") [2] [3] is a mountain pass crossing the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, California. Traditionally, the pass marks the northeast end of the Tehachapis and the south end of the Sierra Nevada range. The route is a principal connector between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
3423 (4-6-2), located at the Railroad & Heritage Museum in Temple Texas, it is currently preserved. 3424 (4-6-2), Preserved in Kinsley, Kansas. 3450 ( 4-6-4 ), the sole survivor of the 3450 class , this locomotive is the gateway of the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona , California .