Two trains on the Tehachapi Loop at the same time. The one in the foreground, which is going down the loop, will slow to a halt to let the train coming up the loop pass it. (Rebekah Kearn/Courthouse ...

I find there is always something interesting to see on our mountain railroad in Tehachapi. For example, on Dec. 7, 2025 we ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KGET) — Move over Thomas, and hold onto your caboose ’cause it’s official: Tehachapi is known as Train Town U.S.A. Peggy YgBuhay with Union Pacific said, “Union Pacific Railroad ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) — With a number of local crews battling the peak fire up in Havilah another concern emerged overnight. A fire broke out just off Highway 58 just after 8 p.m. Wednesday night.

The mountain community of Tehachapi is about a 45-minute drive from Bakersfield via Highway 58. It’s described by the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce as an oasis located between the San Joaquin ...