How amazing is this aerial footage of the Tehachapi Loop? | Train Simulator

Some video shows the unique Southern Pacific Cab Forward steam locomotives on Tehachapi Loop. From the Pentrex show "Southern Pacific Cab Forward Collection" https://rfd.video/PentrexCabForward | Steam Giants

7K views · 250 reactions | Tehachapi Pass Train Loop! This is one of the most important engineering marvels in California railroad history. This loop de loop allows locomotive carrying heavy loads to travel from LA to San Francisco. | John Bartell | Facebook

The famous Tehachapi Loop is located in the Tehachapi Mountains of California and is a spiral loop on the Union Pacific Railroad (originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1870s). The loop allows trains to manage a significant elevation gain over a relatively short distance. What makes it particularly famous is that long trains (over 4,000 feet) can actually pass over themselves as they navigate the loop. An average of 36 trains per day pass though here. The Tehachapi Loop has a 2