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through my looking glass living laughing and loving one day at a time thursday september 23 2021 ode to autumn autumn gentle rains fall chilly breezes blow lovely color changes i love autumn so make sure to visit yam here to get the rulez and join the fff fun posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 4 comments labels autumn fff poetic thursday may 20 2021 a little tehachapi nature tehachapi was filled with beautiful nature and scenery from the hills behind the railroad tracks to the mountains beyond the pine cones that had fallen on the tracks made interesting photo props and a local patch of dried flowers caught my eye thanks for joining me as i reminisced about tehachapi this week i m joining the llb gang for nature friday this week posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 4 comments labels nature naturefriday tehachapi wednesday may 19 2021 a little closer after a morning at tehachapi loop watching the trains from afar we decided to spend the afternoon getting a closer look and moved to a spot to get a closer look at the train engines as they rolled by i m always amazed how train engines can pull so much weight behind them for loud clumsy and strong behemoths trains can also be very photogenic posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 1 comment labels roadtrippin tehachapi trainphotography tuesday may 18 2021 wings on wednesday this little acorn woodpecker seems to be waiting for a train in tehachapi or maybe just taking a break between pecks i m joining yam over at my take for wings on wednesday posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 1 comment monday may 17 2021 trains in tehachapi about 5 years ago my husband and i took a road trip to tehachapi ca to visit the tehachapi loop my husband is a big fan of trains and this was on his train watching wish list i am by no means a railfan but am always up for an adventure i have to say i am glad i went because i found out although i may not be a railfan i am a big fan of photographing trains from the above sign found in front of the scene in my first picture national historic civil engineering landmark teachapi pass railroad line constructed 1874 1876 commemorated october 1998 in front of you is the world famous tehachapi loop which is about halfway upgrade to the tehachapi pass this steep line averages 2 2 in gradient in its 28 miles of length this feat of civil engineering genius was the crowning achievement of civil engineer william hood of the southern pacific railway company it is one of the seven wonders of the railroad world the tehachapi pass railroad line was cut through solid and decomposed granite by up to 3000 chinese laborers from canton china they used picks shovels horse drawn carts and blasting powder this line which climbs out of the san joaquin valley and through the tehachapi mountains had 18 tunnels 10 bridges and numerous water towers for the ols steam locomotives it was completed in less than 2 years time under the leadership of civil engineer j b harris chief of construction a remarkable feat this line was part of the last and final links of the first railroad line connecting san francisco to los angeles it was the primary factor in the early growth of the city of los angeles and the state of california this single track line essentially unchanged is still in constant use today 122 years after its completion it passes an average of 36 freight trains each day this attests to the superior job of both engineering and construction done by the two civil engineers and the chinese laborers this plaque is dedicated to them history and heritage committee los angeles section and southern san joaquin branch american society of civil engineers photo credit to charasmatic planet hopefully we can get our own drone pic one day but here is an aerial view of what the loop looks like here are some of the shots i took of the loop from a few different angles from ground level train getting ready to enter the loop it s almost ouroboros like the way the same train passes itself entering the tunnel this shot gives things a bit more perspective as i mentioned i m not a railfan and don t know many details about tehachapi loop other than it is a beautiful work of engineering i do know if you search the interwebs for the tehachapi loop you will find a plethora of information to peruse at your leisure stay tuned the rest of the week for other sights around tehachapi posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 1 comment labels roadtrip tehachapi trains traveltuesday sunday may 16 2021 your choice monday the day you choose which way your week might go posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 1 comment labels choices nature pacific northwest wandering thursday may 13 2021 spring flowers can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring neltje blanchan posted by the adventures of the llb gang at 10 00 pm 1 comment labels flowerfriday spring lupine yellows older posts home 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