Stubby and Sindy's ride to Adelanto CA
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Stubby and Sindy's ride to Adelanto CA
When Stubby and I got back to the hotel after a wonderul lunch with the Modesto gang, these guys were waiting for Stubby. They are some very distant cousins!
Winkin', Blinkin' and Knodd!
Gotta check out the engine before headin' home!
Once we left Modesto Sunday morning, our first stop was The Tehachapi Loop.
NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL
ENGINEERING LANDMARK
TEHACHAPI 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 old 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 link of the first railroad line connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. It was a 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 & Heritage Committee
Los Angeles Section and Southern San Joaquin Branch
American Society of Civil Engineers
Stubby made me pull over, the rainbow reminded him of home!
Stubby had to stop to rest his area!
Almost home!
We are whooped! Sindy's round trip was 736 miles. Stubby's road trip for this time was 353 miles!
Winkin', Blinkin' and Knodd!
Gotta check out the engine before headin' home!
Once we left Modesto Sunday morning, our first stop was The Tehachapi Loop.
NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL
ENGINEERING LANDMARK
TEHACHAPI 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 old 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 link of the first railroad line connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. It was a 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 & Heritage Committee
Los Angeles Section and Southern San Joaquin Branch
American Society of Civil Engineers
Stubby made me pull over, the rainbow reminded him of home!
Stubby had to stop to rest his area!
Almost home!
We are whooped! Sindy's round trip was 736 miles. Stubby's road trip for this time was 353 miles!
