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The California Department of Transportation is alerting the public that construction contractors will perform sign and barrier placement on Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass area.
Cajon Pass was the site of a major accident on December 14, ... The route will follow the existing I-15 right-of-way. [21] ... now known as Cajon Boulevard, is a ...
A line through this pass was necessary for any route to the Inyo mining territories. There was room for only one rail line, and the route through the pass was part of L.A. & I.'s original charter. The Southern Pacific sought to be the first to survey the Cajon Pass to block its use by the upstart L.A. & I.
The original grade of the line up the pass rose at a 2.2% slope between San Bernardino and Cajon, where the grade steepened to 3% until reaching the summit 6 miles (9.7 km) further. [18] The route over Cajon Pass was completed with a "last spike" on November 9, 1885, [ 19 ] and the first train to use the pass carried a load of rails southward ...
Vehicles will require a high power-to-weight ratio to climb steep grades on the planned route – up to 4.5% between Victorville and Las Vegas, [99] and up to 6% through Cajon Pass. [100] The Velaro series was designed for the German high speed rail system which has grades up to 4% on the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
The primary route crosses the Tehachapi Pass and features the Tehachapi Loop, connecting Bakersfield to the Mojave Desert. East of Mojave, the line splits with the Union Pacific Railroad portion continuing south to Palmdale and Colton over the Cajon Pass and the BNSF Railway owned segment running east to Barstow. Both companies generally share ...
The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
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