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1<p class="mt-8 max-w-xl text-lg text-navy-foreground/80 leading-relaxed">A faithfully restored Southern Pacific depot at the summit of the Tehachapi Pass — home to the museum that tells the story of the engineers, workers, and locomotives that conquered the Loop.</p><div class="mt-10 flex flex-wrap gap-3"><a href="/visit" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 bg-gold text-gold-foreground px-7 py-4 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] hover:bg-gold/90 transition">Plan Your Visit <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a><a href="/exhibits" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 border border-gold/50 text-navy-foreground px-7 py-4 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] hover:bg-gold/10 transition">Explore Exhibits</a></div></div><div class="relative border-t border-gold/20 bg-navy/80 backdrop-blur"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 lg:px-10 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 divide-y md:divide-y-0 md:divide-x divide-gold/20"><div class="px-2 py-6 flex items-center gap-4"><span class="text-gold"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-clock h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle><path d="M12 6v6l4 2"></path></svg></span><div><p class="font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.25em] text-navy-foreground/60">Open</p><p class="text-sm mt-1">Thu – Mon · 11am – 4pm</p></div></div><div class="px-2 py-6 flex items-center gap-4"><span class="text-gold"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-map-pin h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M20 10c0 4.993-5.539 10.193-7.399 11.799a1 1 0 0 1-1.202 0C9.539 20.193 4 14.993 4 10a8 8 0 0 1 16 0"></path><circle cx="12" cy="10" r="3"></circle></svg></span><div><p class="font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.25em] text-navy-foreground/60">Location</p><p class="text-sm mt-1">101 W. Tehachapi Blvd.</p></div></div><div class="px-2 py-6 flex items-center gap-4"><span class="text-gold"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-ticket h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M2 9a3 3 0 0 1 0 6v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-2a3 3 0 0 1 0-6V7a2 2 0 0 0-2-2H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2Z"></path><path d="M13 5v2"></path><path d="M13 17v2"></path><path d="M13 11v2"></path></svg></span><div><p class="font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.25em] text-navy-foreground/60">Admission</p><p class="text-sm mt-1">Always Free</p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 lg:px-10 py-24 lg:py-32 grid lg:grid-cols-12 gap-12"><div class="lg:col-span-5"><p class="eyebrow text-accent">A Museum &amp; A Monument</p><h2 class="font-serif text-4xl lg:text-5xl mt-4 leading-tight">The depot itself is the largest artifact in our collection.</h2></div><div class="lg:col-span-6 lg:col-start-7 space-y-6 text-lg text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed"><p>Built in 1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, destroyed by fire in 2008, and rebuilt board-by-board by the Tehachapi community — the depot stands today exactly as it stood when steam ruled the mountain.</p><p>Inside, the museum gathers more than a century of artifacts, photographs, and oral histories from the men and women who worked the line.</p><a href="/about" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-foreground border-b border-gold pb-1 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] hover:text-accent">Read our story <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a></div></section><section class="bg-navy text-navy-foreground py-24 lg:py-32"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 lg:px-10"><div class="flex items-end justify-between flex-wrap gap-6 mb-16"><div><p class="eyebrow text-gold">Now on View</p><h2 class="font-serif text-4xl lg:text-5xl mt-4">Featured Exhibits</h2></div><a href="/exhibits" class="font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-gold hover:text-gold/80">All Exhibits →</a></div><div class="grid lg:grid-cols-12 gap-6"><article class="group relative overflow-hidden bg-navy/40 border border-gold/15 lg:col-span-7 lg:row-span-2"><div class="relative aspect-[4/5] overflow-hidden"><img src="/assets/loop-locomotive-B9zHFz4K.jpg" alt="The Loop &amp; The Locomotive" loading="lazy" class="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105"/><div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-navy via-navy/40 to-transparent"></div><div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-6 lg:p-8"><p class="eyebrow text-gold">

1Permanent</p><h3 class="font-serif text-2xl lg:text-3xl mt-2">The Loop & The Locomotive</h3><p class="mt-3 text-sm text-navy-foreground/80 max-w-md">The engineering marvel that turned a 77-foot rise into a spiral of steel — and the steam giants that ran it.</p></div></div></article><article class="group relative overflow-hidden bg-navy/40 border border-gold/15 lg:col-span-5"><div class="relative aspect-[4/3] overflow-hidden"><img src="/assets/depot-agent-nGQd7cY-.jpg" alt="Voices of the Line" loading="lazy" class="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105"/><div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-navy via-navy/40 to-transparent"></div><div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-6 lg:p-8"><p class="eyebrow text-gold">Archive</p><h3 class="font-serif text-2xl lg:text-3xl mt-2">Voices of the Line</h3><p class="mt-3 text-sm text-navy-foreground/80 max-w-md">Oral histories from telegraphers, brakemen, and depot agents.</p></div></div></article><article class="group relative overflow-hidden bg-navy/40 border border-gold/15 lg:col-span-5"><div class="relative aspect-[4/3] overflow-hidden"><img src="/assets/depot-real-interior-D17FbD_N.jpg" alt="Inside the Depot" loading="lazy" class="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105"/><div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-navy via-navy/40 to-transparent"></div><div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-6 lg:p-8"><p class="eyebrow text-gold">Gallery</p><h3 class="font-serif text-2xl lg:text-3xl mt-2">Inside the Depot</h3><p class="mt-3 text-sm text-navy-foreground/80 max-w-md">A self-guided tour of the restored 1904 station.</p></div></div></article></div></div></section><section class="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6 lg:px-10 py-32 text-center"><p class="eyebrow text-accent">From the Archives</p><blockquote class="font-serif text-3xl md:text-5xl mt-8 leading-tight">&quot;Completed in 1876, the Tehachapi Pass remains largely unchanged—a testament to the foresight of those who first mapped this vital link between California&#x27;s valleys.&quot;</blockquote><div class="mx-auto gold-rule w-24 mt-10"></div><p class="mt-6 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.25em] text-muted-foreground">American Society of Civil Engineers</p></section><section class="bg-gold text-gold-foreground"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 lg:px-10 py-20 lg:py-28 grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-10 items-center"><div><p class="eyebrow">Become A Member</p><h2 class="font-serif text-4xl lg:text-5xl mt-4 leading-tight">Help us keep the depot&#x27;s lights on.</h2></div><div class="md:text-right"><p class="text-lg max-w-md md:ml-auto">The museum is community-owned, volunteer-run, and free to all. Memberships and donations sustain every exhibit, every restoration, every open day.</p><div class="mt-8 flex flex-wrap justify-center md:justify-end gap-3"><a href="/ways-to-give" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center bg-cream text-navy px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium hover:bg-cream/90 transition-colors">Support the Museum</a><a href="/membership#join" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center bg-navy text-navy-foreground px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium hover:bg-navy/90 transition-colors">Become a Member</a></div></div></div></section></div>

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