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I have tried many methods to join rail ends without the use of rail joiners. I struggled with the very non-prototypic look of rail joiners. Nothing worked over the long haul, nothing! I went back to rail joiners and ceased having problems with joint kinks and alignment. I would suggest you cut the rail beyond the existing rail joiner on the piece you want to remove, remove a couple of ties from under the remaining track, make the replacement piece long enough to fit, and use rail joiners to make the connection.. Then you can shave down the ties you removed and slip them back under the rail. Add a little ballast and voila, problem solved. <br /> <br /> <br />Tom
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