Train Town USA
On April 25, 2013, Mojave was awarded membership in Union Pacific's Train Town USA Registry as part of Union Pacific's ongoing efforts to highlight cities with a historical connection to the railroad. The city received an official Train Town USA resolution signed by Union Pacific Chairman Jim Young in a special presentation to the Mojave Chamber of Commerce board. Union Pacific launched its Train Town USA Registry as part of the railroad's 150th anniversary celebration in 2012.
"We are proud to recognize Mojave as we celebrate our growing up together," said Lisa Stark, Union Pacific director – public affairs. "Union Pacific was founded to help connect the nation from east to west. Our shared heritage with Mojave is a source of pride as we remember our past while delivering the goods American businesses and families use every day."
Mojave was founded in 1876 when Southern Pacific Railroad developed plans for a station on the rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1996, Union Pacific Railroad merged with Southern Pacific. Today, Mojave continues to be an important railroad junction through which Union Pacific serves customers from a variety of industries including mining, the military, construction and more.
Union Pacific serves nearly 7,300 communities in 23 states west of Illinois, covering 32,000 miles.
Mojave is also a shipping corridor for BNSF Railway.
ALSO CLOSE BY: Famous Tehachapi Loop railroad site – west of Tehachapi, visible from Freeway 58 near Broome Road interchange, and on Tehachapi-Woodford Road. Historic railroad loop designed by William Hood in 1876 to help the Southern Pacific Railroad gain the summit of Tehachapi Pass. Perhaps the most famous railroad engineering site in the United States.
Tehachapi Live Train Cams at Gardner Realty in Mojave CA 🚂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wze6ZFdmh0A
