Guidebook
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. In gaining elevation around the central hill of the Loop, a 4,000-foot train will cross 77 feet above its rear cars in the tunnel below.
Location
On Old State Hwy, 3.2 mi E of Keene exit, 6.5 mi W of Tehachapi
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Notes
The Tehachapi Loop is located 8 miles west of Tehachapi on Woodford-Tehachapi Road.
![CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop Street Sign](https://res.cloudinary.com/hmwsi1uow/image/upload/c_scale,w_800/q_auto/v1422530515/kfy90yyn9w3mroeflls9.jpg)
CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop Street Sign
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CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop
![CHL #508 Tehachapi Loop Marker](https://res.cloudinary.com/hmwsi1uow/image/upload/c_scale,w_800/q_auto/v1422530566/iurek95kwvjuj473lujc.jpg)
CHL #508 Tehachapi Loop Marker
![CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop Plaque](https://res.cloudinary.com/hmwsi1uow/image/upload/c_scale,w_800/q_auto/v1422530584/dztm9mbzjv21ur05jb1f.jpg)
CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop Plaque
![CHL #508 Tehachapi Loop Private Plaque](https://res.cloudinary.com/hmwsi1uow/image/upload/c_scale,w_800/q_auto/v1422530597/degkklbn5cxtp3nhxem3.jpg)
CHL #508 Tehachapi Loop Private Plaque
![CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop](https://res.cloudinary.com/hmwsi1uow/image/upload/c_scale,w_800/q_auto/v1422530609/yobizpjwg772tzi83na3.jpg)
CHL #508 - Tehachapi Loop
![CHL #508 Tehachapi Loop on Google Map](https://res.cloudinary.com/hmwsi1uow/image/upload/c_scale,w_800/q_auto/v1422530641/epijzvg7vpztniz9zpuv.png)
CHL #508 Tehachapi Loop on Google Map