It will never cease to amaze me how the dynamics of a train allow it to snake through all those curves and stay together … and I have been a Railroader for 35 years. Retired 10 years now!
GR they used to use greasers on the outside rail to keep the track wear down. One time the loop ranch horses got out and headed for the tunnel and we headed off the horeses before a train came!
@@Oo-IIII-oO the pulling force remains constant so it doesnt need a pushing for that would do the same thing or even fuck it up.That and there is about a 5 degree slope facing into the curse so the rotaion force doesnt throw the cars to the outside
Having multiple locomotives spread throughout the length of the train (Distributed Power Units) is pretty common nowadays. There is only so much power you can put on the front of a train without potentially snapping the couplers so if you have a heavy train and you need more power to get the train over the territory you put the additional locomotives somewhere else in the trains. For trains less than 8400ft in length you put the additional locomotives at the end of the train. If your train is longer than 8400ft you can put the extra locomotives mid-train using a formula to tell you how much tonnage to put in front of and behind the entrained locomotives, and if you need even more power after putting locomotives mid-train you can put more on the back of the train as well. This also helps longer trains go around curves without tipping over (known as stringling). But yes, the extra locomotives do have the added benefit of adding additional braking power and can help charge the brake line faster. Remember that this is hilly territory and trains not only need help up the grade but down the grade as well.
Been waiting on an explanation for the rear engines. Stringling, new word to me. Every time I see the train go around the loop, I feel it should be stringling and tying itself in a bow. Thank you for the info.
DPU's are also good for controlling the slack that can otherwise occur in long trains, but you may have been implying this when you mention helping to prevent the snapping of the couplers. . .
What a tremendous video with drone shooting and wonderful skill for shooting for a distance of about 7 to 10 KMS and amazing engineering elevated loop construction engineering👏👏👏👏👏
First thought this was a simulation until I looked up the actual place and realized it was real. I would not want to drive that train..wow. Awesome video.
I never knew such a set of tracks existed. This is definitely my top 3 train videos to watch. The train looping under its self then snakes through the valley is fantastic and the timing of trains to let them pass each other is crazy. Great video and thanks for sharing.
@@AtomicAerials the Big Boy steam locomotive going through Wyoming in 2020 and then there's the one with an old steam Locomotive in China. Its dark and foggy as the train is coming up the valley and sparks are shooting out through the stack like a dragon. Very cool.
The Tehachapi Loop was built in the 1870s. Truly a magnificent example of architectural design in railroading! Back in the late 80s I had the good fortune to watch an SP train go over the Loop, from the car I was riding in on Highway 58. Very impressive!
Back in the 1970's I hopped a freight train to Bakersfield in Mohave since I was stuck hitchhiking and I was amazed at this place. Now, almost 50 years later, I live about 20 miles west of the loop, just outside of Bakersfield in a wide spot in the road called Edison. The tracks pass right past my house. When I'm laying in bed I can feel the rumble as the trains pass by.
Outstanding! Someday I hope to see that in person. As the son and grandson of railroad engineers I guess train tracks are in my dna even though I didn't follow in their footsteps.
This has to be the best video i have ever seen of the Tehachapi Loop. Most of what i have seen in the past has been taken from a fixed point. Excellent video well done
This video is great fun. I've lived in Northern California in the Bay area all my life and I've never been over this pass. We always use the 5. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇲👏👍
@@drivingmylifeaway7149 if you wanna be particular, at least get it right. Operators own/rent the drones, pilots fly them. At least according to a cursory google search backed up across multiple sources.
@@LethalLuggage I spent 6 years as a 15W UAV operator. We are not “pilots” as per the name, we are operators. Hence why we didn’t wear pilot wings, only aviation wings. No such thing as a drone “pilot”.
1st train 96 cars+ 3 engines? 2nd is 89 cars 4 puller engines and 2 pusher engines. That is what I got. Neat video, I have heard about this loop but have never seen it like this thanks!
It kinda breaks my brain, that pulling such a load only from the front (like with the first train) - through bends like these no less - is physically even possible without derailing the whole ordeal!
depuis nos Montagnes Suisse. je vous félicite ces prise de vue sont Magnifique avec une parfaite métrise de votre drone. Meilleurs Salutations. au Pays du Fromage.
It's really cool to see such a heavy train on a loop. There are other scenic loops in the world, Bernina loop in Switzerland and another one on a line from Tirano (Italy) to St.Moritz. Or look up Šarganska osmica (number 8) in Serbia.
These are the same loop - the Brusio Spiral Viaduct. It is on the Tirano-Poschiavo section of the Bernina Express. I rode it in 2016 and relatives worked on the Rhaetian Railway around the time it was built.
The helpers on the rear are just the same units that helped that train get up to the top. They go all the way with the train usually. It's not because of "heavy cars". Rail cars are 286,000 pounds loaded. There are a few oddballs that can go heavier but the standard weight is 286. Used to be 263 IIRC back in the day. If you have a heavy dense product like steel, you just can't put as much on a car.
It looks like this would be a huge chokepoint for trains. I would think that with the modern big horsepower engines, this could be straightened. Fantastic video seeing it from above.
These last 2 engines were used for more traction and braking force, as well as to maintain the safety and integrity of the trains, too. Engineers in the last engine have radio-connection with the ones in front engines to notify them if everything is okey at the end of train, as far as I know. Lovely video by the way.
I've gone on HWY 58 hundreds of times over the years as a truck driver and have never seen this. Thank you. I always wondered what the sign that said Tehachapi Loop meant.
The physics of these loops is just insane. No wonder you got there on a maintenance day, the wear on these track must be nuts with all the forces pulling the wagons to the inside of the loops, I'm sure they have to send maintenance crews often.
The Hawassee Loop spirals almost two complete circles before crossing back over it self. Currently it no longer carries anything but excursion trains but it was originally built for commercial use.
Im in the uk and watch a lot of us rail cams this video was fantastic ive not seen the loop like this before I read that u.s locomotives have huge pulling power and that the reason for multiple loco's is to slow the trains as they are so long and heavy
Used to stand and watch these as a kid in 1982 the majority were just shy the filling the full loop.....regular occurance now.???. Not been for 40 yrs so not sure 😁
The longest train I’ve seen here in the UK was 2526 feet/770 metres/2860 tonnes, powered by 2 locomotives. Just a small train set compared to this one at The Loop 😳.
15:35 That's Samwise and Frodo, sneaking toward Mount Doom. If they need 2 pushers on the way up, the two pushers need to come back down. I guess you are correct, they are applying braking force.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful drone video. I had only ever heard about the Tehachapi Loop before, even though I lived in SoCal for a couple decades.
A fantastic video of from Woodford through the Loop at Walong and then views on up through Marcel. The Tehachapi Pass Railroad was a great surveying and construction project. If there is a high resolution video without the sped up train please inform me how to purchase it.
Sorry Don. While the video is in 4K, I couldn't get the settings right with the sun at that angle so the result is a good looking landscape but the trains aren't super crisp. The original videos look about the same as the RUclips Video.
It will never cease to amaze me how the dynamics of a train allow it to snake through all those curves and stay together … and I have been a Railroader for 35 years. Retired 10 years now!
GR they used to use greasers on the outside rail to keep the track wear down. One time the loop ranch horses got out and headed for the tunnel and we headed off the horeses before a train came!
I thought for sure there's at least a locomotive pushing from behind. Was surprised when there wasn't one.
@@Oo-IIII-oO the pulling force remains constant so it doesnt need a pushing for that would do the same thing or even fuck it up.That and there is about a 5 degree slope facing into the curse so the rotaion force doesnt throw the cars to the outside
@@Oo-IIII-oO what the train is moving also contributes alot, like the cars that were used to slow the train on the downhill
@@Oo-IIII-oO But there ARE two at the back of both trains here?
Having multiple locomotives spread throughout the length of the train (Distributed Power Units) is pretty common nowadays. There is only so much power you can put on the front of a train without potentially snapping the couplers so if you have a heavy train and you need more power to get the train over the territory you put the additional locomotives somewhere else in the trains. For trains less than 8400ft in length you put the additional locomotives at the end of the train. If your train is longer than 8400ft you can put the extra locomotives mid-train using a formula to tell you how much tonnage to put in front of and behind the entrained locomotives, and if you need even more power after putting locomotives mid-train you can put more on the back of the train as well. This also helps longer trains go around curves without tipping over (known as stringling). But yes, the extra locomotives do have the added benefit of adding additional braking power and can help charge the brake line faster. Remember that this is hilly territory and trains not only need help up the grade but down the grade as well.
Been waiting on an explanation for the rear engines. Stringling, new word to me. Every time I see the train go around the loop, I feel it should be stringling and tying itself in a bow. Thank you for the info.
DPU's are also good for controlling the slack that can otherwise occur in long trains, but you may have been implying this when you mention helping to prevent the snapping of the couplers. . .
@@wallyman292 slack, If not handled properly, can be a coupler killer, as you imply.
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Well done for the extensive knowledge on the subject! ♥ ️👍
Great photography . . . Drones have really raised the bar as far as stuff like this goes! Thank you
The drone footage turns it into a beautiful work of art..
Must be amazing for the train driver seeing his own train passing below the bridge.
It's like checking out your ass in the mirror.
What a tremendous video with drone shooting and wonderful skill for shooting for a distance of about 7 to 10 KMS and amazing engineering elevated loop construction engineering👏👏👏👏👏
First thought this was a simulation until I looked up the actual place and realized it was real. I would not want to drive that train..wow. Awesome video.
I never knew such a set of tracks existed. This is definitely my top 3 train videos to watch. The train looping under its self then snakes through the valley is fantastic and the timing of trains to let them pass each other is crazy. Great video and thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it. I didn't know about it until a few years ago myself. It is cool to watch it all work.
Tehachapi Loop is not the only one
When the climb gets too steep engineers step in to help
What are you other two favorite videos?
@@AtomicAerials the Big Boy steam locomotive going through Wyoming in 2020 and then there's the one with an old steam Locomotive in China. Its dark and foggy as the train is coming up the valley and sparks are shooting out through the stack like a dragon. Very cool.
@@eligebrown8998Would you please be kind and post links? I couldn’t find them.
Tremendous feat of survey and grading. Hats off boss for the show. Adios
The Tehachapi Loop was built in the 1870s. Truly a magnificent example of architectural design in railroading! Back in the late 80s I had the good fortune to watch an SP train go over the Loop, from the car I was riding in on Highway 58. Very impressive!
Very cool!
What is the purpose of the loop when the train had no choice but to go back where it came from?
@@mrBDeye read the description. It says exactly why the loop is there
@@lalakerspro Yeah, but my point is the train had to go back the same way it came from, so it really doesn’t make sense.
@@mrBDeye there's no other option. A straight line would be a very steep grade
Back in the 1970's I hopped a freight train to Bakersfield in Mohave since I was stuck hitchhiking and I was amazed at this place. Now, almost 50 years later, I live about 20 miles west of the loop, just outside of Bakersfield in a wide spot in the road called Edison. The tracks pass right past my house. When I'm laying in bed I can feel the rumble as the trains pass by.
What beautiful country. I can't tell you how relaxing it was to watch this. Excellent drone work.
Thank you very much!
This is a fantastic video, thanks for posting. Drones have opened up so many new boundaries in video making.
I agree with the new vistas that drones have opened in the field of RR Videos. Awesom
I love how this video is shot.
In the past you’d need a financial backer to charter a helicopter with a nose mounted gimbal camera😳
Something really mind-blowing about seeing a train snake back over itself. Thanks.
The first 30 - 45 seconds of air to ground footage looked like a well planned and put together play train set! 😊 👍
I never in my life saw such a never ending worm. It was a brilliant, fantastic and absolut beautiful experience for me. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it
truly poetry in motion, what amazing timing!
What a beautiful drone shot you captured. Almost want to build a house there until I realized chemical trains run on those tracks.
From someone who only had a toy train when I was kid, these videos are awesome and so relaxing to watch🔥🔥
Glad you enjoyed.
Why this gives me joy to watch I will never know. I love trains..
Outstanding! Someday I hope to see that in person. As the son and grandson of railroad engineers I guess train tracks are in my dna even though I didn't follow in their footsteps.
This has to be the best video i have ever seen of the Tehachapi Loop. Most of what i have seen in the past has been taken from a fixed point. Excellent video well done
Glad you enjoyed it!
Marvelous Marvel Of Engineering Sir How Many Carriage Vans Were Attached Amazing Awesome Never Forgettable Scene
4:23 I rode them same tracks
Heading to COLTON ,L.A. ,
OR EAST TO TUCSON AND FARTHER EAST
RODE FREIGHT TRAINS FROM 1995 TO 2004, NOW I HAVE A VAN
excellent video one of the best drone videos that I have seen of the Loop! thanks
Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed.
This video is great fun. I've lived in Northern California in the Bay area all my life and I've never been over this pass. We always use the 5. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇲👏👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very well done drone footage with representative audio. Thank you for sharing this.
Good weather, good scenery; fantastic trains.
Amazing and as a former drone pilot I appreciate the way you covered the event.
Much appreciated!
Operator, pilots are inside the craft...
@@drivingmylifeaway7149 if you wanna be particular, at least get it right. Operators own/rent the drones, pilots fly them. At least according to a cursory google search backed up across multiple sources.
@@LethalLuggage I spent 6 years as a 15W UAV operator. We are not “pilots” as per the name, we are operators. Hence why we didn’t wear pilot wings, only aviation wings. No such thing as a drone “pilot”.
@@worlds_okayest_pilot sounds like an opinion. OP had the opposite experience
1st train 96 cars+ 3 engines? 2nd is 89 cars 4 puller engines and 2 pusher engines. That is what I got. Neat video, I have heard about this loop but have never seen it like this thanks!
This is Breathing, if i were younger I would have chosen this as a career 😃
It kinda breaks my brain, that pulling such a load only from the front (like with the first train) - through bends like these no less - is physically even possible without derailing the whole ordeal!
Best ever footage of Tehachapi Loop. Awesome.
Slow, long and high drone-views are one the best ways to see the world! 🚂
Great video. I’ve spent time at overlook/parking area at the top of the loop. An amazing place.
Very unique landscape up there. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you very much for sharing this video, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute, I just can't believe the size of these things
There must be some kind of award for this filming. So cool!
Very much appreciated!
Завораживающие кадры, показывающие мощь ЧЕЛОВЕКА!!!
да нет , это мощь природы, а человек, только все испаганил.
You’re both mistaken. . . 😘
This is powerful AMERICAN 🫡
That is such a cool section of railway! I gotta wonder just how many model train enthusiasts have this duplicated in their basements!
Certainly, if you saw this geometry on a layout you would be tempted to question its realism.
Never before had I watched a train video that brought tears to my eyes. The tracks flow so gracefully through the beautiful landscape! Thank you!
Been here many times, always fun to see these monster trains snake up and down the mountains
depuis nos Montagnes Suisse. je vous félicite ces prise de vue sont Magnifique avec une parfaite métrise de votre drone. Meilleurs Salutations. au Pays du Fromage.
Merci pour vos aimables paroles. J'espère visiter votre beau pays un jour.
Nice video. I've never seen drone coverage of this stretch of tracks before. Really shows me why this loop is so famous. Thanks for sharing the video.
Outstanding drone footage of the iconic loop from all angles. Well done.
Many thanks!
It's really cool to see such a heavy train on a loop.
There are other scenic loops in the world, Bernina loop in Switzerland and another one on a line from Tirano (Italy) to St.Moritz. Or look up Šarganska osmica (number 8) in Serbia.
These are the same loop - the Brusio Spiral Viaduct. It is on the Tirano-Poschiavo section of the Bernina Express. I rode it in 2016 and relatives worked on the Rhaetian Railway around the time it was built.
I can't believe you caught so many trains here. Very awesome.
This video is amazing, and very beautifully done! Absolutely stunning! My mouth was nearly hanging open through many scenes. Bravo!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
I like how the mic for audio is down by the train tracks while the video camera is up on the drone. Cool.
The helpers on the rear are just the same units that helped that train get up to the top. They go all the way with the train usually. It's not because of "heavy cars". Rail cars are 286,000 pounds loaded. There are a few oddballs that can go heavier but the standard weight is 286. Used to be 263 IIRC back in the day. If you have a heavy dense product like steel, you just can't put as much on a car.
Enjoy??
YOU BET!!
I try to get down there a couple times a year but seeing your drone footage was a real treat.
The family was here with me.
Brilliant view I bet the driver never gets bored on that trip
It looks like this would be a huge chokepoint for trains. I would think that with the modern big horsepower engines, this could be straightened. Fantastic video seeing it from above.
These last 2 engines were used for more traction and braking force, as well as to maintain the safety and integrity of the trains, too. Engineers in the last engine have radio-connection with the ones in front engines to notify them if everything is okey at the end of train, as far as I know.
Lovely video by the way.
I am from India and India is run on railroads and trains! Trains are fascinating and your video is absolutely amazing!
And i read a little while back India railways are the 7th largest employer in the world. Respect.
Thank you very much. I would like to visit India. What part of India are you from?
I've gone on HWY 58 hundreds of times over the years as a truck driver and have never seen this. Thank you. I always wondered what the sign that said Tehachapi Loop meant.
I think I saw you driving truck in the video. Thanks for the comment.
If they ever outlawed private cars that highway would make one hell of roadway for trains.Nice vid.
It is absolutely mind-blowing how much weight can be towed by a couple of engines.
This is the best, most amazingly well done drone footage I’ve ever seen. American commerce on the move.
Much appreciated Gary.
I love watching this over and over it just so awesome
Loop stsrted in 1874, finished in 1876 I thought a loop a bit weird but it was designed to ease elevation. Pretty neat stuff, that's railroading.
The physics of these loops is just insane. No wonder you got there on a maintenance day, the wear on these track must be nuts with all the forces pulling the wagons to the inside of the loops, I'm sure they have to send maintenance crews often.
What an amazing sight and one must wonder at the horsepower keeping them going forward nice indeed
I never seen a such thing . amazing this trains transportation. thank you. good thing you just patiently have done this video.
Your drone use is exquisite. I have never seen Tehachapi that way before. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Beautiful. Thanks. Love the drone perspective.
Thanks 👍
Excellent video. It's so awesome that such sceneries are not easy to come by. Highly recommended.
Glad you enjoyed it!
雄大で恐るべきビデオでした。道路網が発達しているようですがトラックで運ぶとなったら相当な費用が掛かるでしょう。
貨物列車の威力が分かると言うものです。終着地点まで見られたら最高でした。素晴らしいビデオを有難う。
Domo arigato!
The Hawassee Loop spirals almost two complete circles before crossing back over it self. Currently it no longer carries anything but excursion trains but it was originally built for commercial use.
As a ozie theres no way id get to see this in real life!, Thanks for making this so i can see what its like!.
The detail of these modelers is amazing. 😏
awesome location and great drone footage!
Absolutely unbelievable! Thanks for sharing something I otherwise would never have seen!
I love to wonder about my first time anything.
Thankyou..
A great catch. 3 trains in one area in the time frame.
A lucky day. Last time there I saw a maintenance vehicle, no trains. Win some, loose some.
This track line is just awesome! Best regards from Austria, Europe
Grüß Gott
Im in the uk and watch a lot of us rail cams this video was fantastic ive not seen the loop like this before
I read that u.s locomotives have huge pulling power and that the reason for multiple loco's is to slow the trains as they are so long and heavy
At the end, I love the way you showed the shadow of the drone landing in your hand! Nice touch!
Thanks! 👍
Great piece of filming.❤ In Africa, this type of transportation has been done away with all together.
Imagine the eerie cool sounds made if they ran through that in the middle of the night😮😊
A spectacular panoramic train journey.❤Just pull it.
incredible,stunning,amazing,awesome,the best loop i ever seen. thank u.
Thanks Benny.
Used to stand and watch these as a kid in 1982 the majority were just shy the filling the full loop.....regular occurance now.???. Not been for 40 yrs so not sure 😁
How beautiful! Perfect drone shot!
I've never been skunked but have never seen it that good, awesome footage
Thanks 👍
GREAT VIDEO, AWSOME ENGINEERING. IN CANADA WE HAVE ONE IN FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA THATS A FIGURE EIGHT.
The longest train I’ve seen here in the UK was 2526 feet/770 metres/2860 tonnes, powered by 2 locomotives. Just a small train set compared to this one at The Loop 😳.
Amazing footage ,gives a true picture of the hills,thanks
Truly beautiful hills. Love the drive there on the winding roads. Thank you.
@@WhatISee1 I'm from England and we have nothing like it,thanks for sharing God's green earth
Drone makes it look like a very realistic model railroad.
Greetings from new Zealand. Good to see this monster taking so many trucks off the road.
Beautiful country. Hope you are well. Thanks for watching.
Probably the best footage I've seen from "The Loop". Well done.
Much appreciated.
Thank you for this wonderful train snake shot. Mountainous greetings from Austria. 👏
Thank you, all my best from the U.S.
Mesmerizing……hypnotic……fantastic video; well done.
Many thanks!
Great aerial photography !!
15:35 That's Samwise and Frodo, sneaking toward Mount Doom. If they need 2 pushers on the way up, the two pushers need to come back down. I guess you are correct, they are applying braking force.
You did a WONDERFUL job with this video. I really enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Luxusní záběry z dronu. Moc dobrá práce. 👍👍👍👍
ďakujem za milé slová.
It's amazing how that drone can pick up the sounds from that height.
Brilliant posting THE BEST ❤️ Appreciate your Time ..WITH Much Love and Kindness from India ❤️🇮🇳❤️🙏
Suri my friend! Thank you for the kind comments. Stay well and hope you are enjoying life so far away.
hypnotic, i love it
Thank you for sharing your wonderful drone video. I had only ever heard about the Tehachapi Loop before, even though I lived in SoCal for a couple decades.
SoCal is a great place.
A fantastic video of from Woodford through the Loop at Walong and then views on up through Marcel. The Tehachapi Pass Railroad was a great surveying and construction project. If there is a high resolution video without the sped up train please inform me how to purchase it.
Sorry Don. While the video is in 4K, I couldn't get the settings right with the sun at that angle so the result is a good looking landscape but the trains aren't super crisp. The original videos look about the same as the RUclips Video.