Balloon Track
Technical term for a reverse loop.
Bascule Bridge
A counter-balanced lift bridge, generally used where relatively low-lying railroad tracks pass over narrow waterway channels which must be used by waterborne traffic.
Bakehead Fireman (because his head was near the door of firebox when shoveling coal) Ball (of a Rail) The head of the rail Balloon Track Railroad track in the shape of a teardrop used to reverse the direction of a train.
Balloon Track or Balloon - Technical term for a reverse loop.
Balsa - A Lightweight wood sometimes used in model railroading, however better suited for model airplanes because of its light weight.
A section of track that reverses the direction of a train running through it; on the prototype more often called a "balloon track".
Reverse loop
See "return loop".
 See also: Track, Loop, Section, Ballast, Grade
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