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Average grade from Bakersfield to Summit, 50 miles is 1.36%. Ruling grade per the 1948 SP track chart is 2.5% eastward Bakersfield to Summit, 2.3% westward Mojave to Summit. Nominally, it's a 2.2% grade, but SP engineer William Hood did not compensate curves on this hill, as I recall -- SP was building very cheaply because it was building out of cash flow from the CP, because bonds had no buyers at the time. <br /> <br />As long as the train doesn't stall in the tunnel, the cab air seemed fine to me (you close the windows before you enter, of course). I've ridden in plenty of mid-train helpers through much longer tunnels than any of the Tehachapi tunnels, on 2.2% ascending grades, on tonnage trains, and the air quality in the cab seemed no worse than in an enginehouse. <br /> <br />I think Alan can relate the experience of running through tunnels like this. <br /> <br />OS
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