700-mile high-speed rail plan zipping along

Valley Press on ^ | Tuesday, April 10, 2007 | ALLISON GATLIN

[LexBaird]

P.S.: It would be interesting to see a 200 mph bullet train navigate the Tehachapi Loop.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Wow. This is a late reply (I actually had to get some work done this week!). The Tehachapi Loop is the windiest part of the railroad. The high-speed train will be crawling there! At one point the track runs in a complete circle to achieve the elevation it needs; in another, it goes in and out of four different tunnels that were blasted into sheer California granite. Now that you mention it, I’ve seen many freight trains but never a passenger train.

Thanks for the update! Interesting stuff!