Joint Bars

Nortrak-Damy supplies both new and used joint bars to fit standard rail sections. Bars are punched with off-round holes to accept diamond or oval neck bolts which prevent the bolt from turning while nuts are being tightened.

The term joint bar refers only to one type of connector bar and frequently is confused with other types. There are three basic types of connector bars; splice, angle and joint bars.

In addition to supplying joint bars to join rail ends together and hold them accurately in position, Nortrak-Damy supplies Compromise and Insulated Joints. Compromise Joints are specifically designed bars to connect rails of different sizes or drilling patterns. These bars are designed to smoothly match the gage-head face of two rails. These bars are usually sold in sets, consisting of four different bars. Bars are identified by standing in the centre of the track between the "heavy" or high rails facing direction of the "light" rails, indicate the joint to the right as the "right hand" joint and the joint to the left as the "left hand" joint. The four bars are: Left Out, Left gage, Right gage and Right Out.