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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3AVandslinga_Sparvag.jpg">right</a><a href="page.php?w=Image%3APlatforms_Olympic_Park_Sydney.svg">right</a><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ADiag15A18_MC%26BCTE.png">right</a>A <b>balloon loop</b>, <b>turning loop</b>, or <b>reversing loop</b> (<a href="page.php?w=Glossary_of_North_American_railway_terms">North American Terminology</a>) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to <a href="page.php?w=Shunting_%28rail%29">shunt</a> or stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and <a href="page.php?w=Unit_train">unit freight trains</a>.</p><p>
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