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    A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop (North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt...
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    Independence in 1947. Chowrasta Balloon loop History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Zig zag (railway) "Batasia Loop Darjeeling". darjeeling-tourism.com...
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  • up loop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Loop or LOOP may refer to: Loop (mobile), a Bulgarian virtual network operator and co-founder of Loop Live...
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    for turning railway equipment, and generally cover less area than a balloon loop doing the same job, but at the cost of two additional sets of points...
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    sides. Merry-go-round trains are associated with the construction of balloon loops at the origin and destination so that the train doesn't waste time shunting...
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    Trains in service turn onto a balloon loop, continuing past the abandoned side platform on the west side of the loop, and returning to the Brooklyn Bridge...
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    own dedicated single-track tunnel, with trains running on balloon loops around the CBD. The Loop follows La Trobe and Spring Streets along the northern and...
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    Brattle Loop, as did cars from Lynn and Boston Railroad and its successors. The last of those, the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, used the loop until...
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    on 65 kilometers (40 mi) of route. There are two depots and twelve balloon loops (including five street ones). Daytime lines (night lines were abolished...
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    serving the below-grade Red Line and a single side platform on an elevated balloon loop for the Mattapan Line. The station is fully accessible for all modes...
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    for passenger service. The lower-level balloon loop, whose curve was much sharper than that of the upper-level loop and could only handle electric multiple...
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  • Maps Balloon hashing, a key derivation function to compute hashes for passwords Balloon payment mortgage Balloon, economic bubble Balloon loop, a track...
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  • iron ore mine at Marampa. It is proposed to introduce a more efficient balloon loop at the port. An extension of this line to a deeper port at Tagrin Point...
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    A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or...
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    Trolley Terminal, beneath Delancey and Essex Streets, was a station and balloon loop for streetcars crossing the Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn. The Lowline...
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    A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place...
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    This line commenced at the Spit Bridge (north side) with a balloon loop. From the balloon loop, in a reservation, the line ascended in a Right of way beside...
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    operated by single-ended trams, it has balloon loops at nearly all termini. There are currently 24 balloon loops in Kraków. - moved to the current location...
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  • Track ballast Track transition curve Balloon loop Classification yard Gauntlet track Junction Overhead lines Passing loop Rail track Rail yard Railroad switch...
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    similar route to the former Abattoirs branch. The line was built with a balloon loop and the two track, four platform Olympic Park station. The line utilised...
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    and Po Tin Estate. This stop is the terminus of Route 507, and has a balloon loop for trains on that line. "Tin King Stop & Kin Sang Stop" (PDF). MTR Corporation...
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    service that reverses at the Edinburgh end, and has a large bi-directional balloon loop at the Fife end. The service includes the Edinburgh-Dunfermline stretch...
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    a unidirectional loop at one end. One end of lines 2 and 5 each and both ends of line 6 have their terminus station on a balloon loop. One end of lines...
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    Some layouts, such as a balloon loop, also create problems for two-rail, as they connect the opposing rails together around the loop and could require isolation...
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    system. It has a single wedge-shaped island platform located inside a balloon loop. Bowdoin is the only Blue Line station that is not accessible. Bowdoin...
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  • 2, and Penfield 3. It was double track for the whole length, with a balloon loop at the end to allow trains to turn around. The line opened in 1941 to...
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    designated 120NaDuo, to allow using them on a partially-built line with no balloon loop. Pesa Jazz Duo (128N) Yes 50 In 2013 50 bi-directional trams of a new...
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    1904 December 31, 1945 South of Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall on a curved balloon loop. Closed due to low ridership, short platform length and the proximity...
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    comparison, short turn tram or streetcar services may have to use a balloon loop, limiting the locations for short turns. Rail services such as rapid...
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  • 2018 as WTC Cortlandt. The original South Ferry station, a five-car balloon loop, was also replaced with a two-track terminal in 2009; the new South Ferry...
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