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[[File:Williams Loop of the Western Pacific RR in the Feather River Canyon.jpg|thumb|300px|Williams Loop, looking west from the upper portion]] |
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The '''Williams Loop''' is a [[Spiral (railway)|rail spiral]] on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]'s [[Feather River Route]] through the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains in northeastern [[California]], connecting the [[Sacramento Valley]] to [[Salt Lake City]] via the [[Feather River]] canyons. Located about five miles east of [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]], the loop is used to gain elevation on the eastward climb to its [[Route summit|summit]] at [[Beckwourth Pass]] while maintaining the railroad's overall 1.0 percent (compensated) [[Ruling gradient|grade]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lloyd |first1=Arthur L. |title=Western Pacific Railroad: A |
The '''Williams Loop''' is a [[Spiral (railway)|rail spiral]] on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]'s [[Feather River Route]] through the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains in northeastern [[California]], connecting the [[Sacramento Valley]] to [[Salt Lake City]] via the [[Feather River]] canyons. Located about five miles east of [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]], the loop is used to gain elevation on the eastward climb to its [[Route summit|summit]] at [[Beckwourth Pass]] while maintaining the railroad's overall 1.0 percent (compensated) [[Ruling gradient|grade]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lloyd |first1=Arthur L. |title=Western Pacific Railroad: A railroader's history |url=https://www.trains.com/ctr/railroads/fallen-flags/western-pacific-railroad-a-railroaders-history/ |access-date=5 December 2022 |agency=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]] |date=August 1, 2021}}</ref> the least steep of any grade on a transcontinental railroad.{{Citation needed|reason=On any contintent, on the (North) American continent, or just in the USA?|date=December 2019}} Built in 1914 by the [[Western Pacific Railroad]], the loop and the nearby [[Spring Garden Tunnel]] help surmount the divide between the [[East Branch North Fork Feather River]] and the [[Middle Fork Feather River]]. |
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The Williams Loop is part of [[Plumas County]]'s "7 Wonders of the Railroad World" and access is described in its travel guide.<ref name="PlumasCo">{{cite web | url = http://www.plumascounty.org/Tour%20Itineraries%202008/Spec%20Tour%207.pdf | title = Tour 7 - Wonders of the Railroad World | publisher = Plumas County Visitors Bureau | accessdate = 2008-08-26}}</ref> |
The Williams Loop is part of [[Plumas County]]'s "7 Wonders of the Railroad World" and access is described in its travel guide.<ref name="PlumasCo">{{cite web | url = http://www.plumascounty.org/Tour%20Itineraries%202008/Spec%20Tour%207.pdf | title = Tour 7 - Wonders of the Railroad World | publisher = Plumas County Visitors Bureau | accessdate = 2008-08-26}}</ref> |
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39°54′36″N 120°48′29″W / 39.91000°N 120.80806°W
The Williams Loop is a rail spiral on the Union Pacific Railroad's Feather River Route through the Sierra Nevada mountains in northeastern California, connecting the Sacramento Valley to Salt Lake City via the Feather River canyons. Located about five miles east of East Quincy, the loop is used to gain elevation on the eastward climb to its summit at Beckwourth Pass while maintaining the railroad's overall 1.0 percent (compensated) grade,[1] the least steep of any grade on a transcontinental railroad.[citation needed] Built in 1914 by the Western Pacific Railroad, the loop and the nearby Spring Garden Tunnel help surmount the divide between the East Branch North Fork Feather River and the Middle Fork Feather River.
The Williams Loop is part of Plumas County's "7 Wonders of the Railroad World" and access is described in its travel guide.[2]
References
- ^ Lloyd, Arthur L. (August 1, 2021). "Western Pacific Railroad: A railroader's history". Trains. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Tour 7 - Wonders of the Railroad World" (PDF). Plumas County Visitors Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2008.