"Here we see two trains in the early morning light of November 4, 1990 at Walong, the Tehachapi Loop. The first train is a Southern Pacific heavy mixed freight manifest led by SD45R 7541 with a total of 6 heavy SD units in the head end consist, and another 6 units as mid-train helpers - typical of the massive heavy freight trains SP used to routinely run through Tehachapi. We then witness a Santa Fe stack train led by GP40X 3806, a rather unique unit, on the point. There is a single F45 on the rear end used as a helper, the 5975. These two trains were seen within the first 10 to 15 minutes of arriving at the Loop, a great way to start a day of railfanning!"
(video by Michael Muha)
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Walong, Tehachapi Loop 1990
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Re: Walong, Tehachapi Loop 1990
Nice to see some great footage of these old railroads. An ex ATSF line used to run a block away from my house, and I was told it was somewhat shared with SP as well. The tracks are gone, But it's pretty obvious where the line once was. The tracks were removed in the mid 80s.