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They are all over the place where you have track circuits... otherwise the circuit wouldn't work. It seems that the current thing with ribbon rail is to fit the IBJ (Insulated Block Joint) in short lengths of rail and then insert them in the ribbon rail as whole units. They get moved to an access near where they will be used by extendable trucks with steered back axles. Seeing one of these trucks back down a long yard fast is quite something. <br />Foe a time the railbar (fishplate here in the UK) was made of something like glass impregnated nylon. Then they went to steel bars with plastic inserts everywhere between the plate/bar and the rail. i have several of the rail profile shaped inserts used between the rail ends to keep them from touching if the rail creeps/expands. they are great for winding up enthusiasts... telling them that the rail companies are developing plastic track... <br />Genuinely I have a wood rail bar in my van ('cos I keep forgetting to get it out) these were used before plastics. The local maintenance crew would have kept a special eye on these joints. This is the only one I recall seeing. It's a bit knackered but undoubtedly a used railbar. I "collected" it 'cos no one would ever believe me otherwise.
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