Walong, California
Walong is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located on the railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) southeast of Keene,[2] at an elevation of 3,058 feet (932 m).[1]
Walong | |
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  Walong Location in California  Walong Walong (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′51″N 118°32′16″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 3,058 ft (932 m) |
The name, which honors W.A. Long (a Southern Pacific Railroad official), was bestowed in 1876.[2]
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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walong, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1124. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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