Country United States County Kern County Local time Saturday 1:59 AM | State California Elevation 932 m | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 96% Humidity | ||
Walong is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) southeast of Keene, at an elevation of 3058 feet (932 m).
Map of Walong, CA 93561, USA
The name, which honors W.A. Long (a Southern Pacific Railroad official), was bestowed in 1876.
Walong is noted mostly as the location of the Tehachapi Loop, where railroad engineers curved the track around in a circle to gain elevation in a short lateral distance. Trains pass over themselves as they traverse this loop.
References
Walong, California Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA