Rail Brace Assembly

A rail joint assembly comprising:

• a first rail having a head portion, a web portion extending from the head portion, and a base portion extending from the web portion;
• a second rail having a head portion, a web portion extending from the head portion, and a base portion extending from the web portion, a longitudinal axis of the first rail aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second rail;
• a first rail joint bar attached to a first side of the first and second rails;
• a second rail joint bar attached to a second side of the first and second rails;
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• a rail brace assembly comprising:
• a first support comprising an electrically insulating material engaged with a first side of the base portions of the first rail and the second rail, the first support defining a plurality of openings;
• a second support comprising an electrically insulating material engaged with a second side of the base portions of the first rail and the second rail, the second support defining a plurality of openings;
• a first base member comprising an electrically insulating material engaged with a bottom surface of the base portions of the first rail and the second rail;
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• a plurality of fasteners each extending through one of the plurality of openings of the first support and the second support.

A rail brace assembly for first and second rails each having a head portion, a web portion extending from the head portion, and a base portion extending from the web portion, a longitudinal axis of the first rail aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second rail, the rail brace assembly comprising:

• a base plate defining a plurality of openings;
• a plurality of clips, each of the plurality of clips comprising an electrically-insulating material configured to engage the base portion of the first rail or second rail, each of the plurality of clips defining an opening configured to be aligned with one of the plurality of openings of the base plate;
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• a plurality of fasteners configured to extend through respective openings of the plurality of clips and the plurality of openings of the base to secure the clips and the base plate to the first and second rails.

A rail joint assembly comprising:

• a first rail having a head portion, a web portion extending from the head portion, and a base portion extending from the web portion;
• a second rail having a head portion, a web portion extending from the head portion, and a base portion extending from the web portion, a longitudinal axis of the first rail aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second rail;
• a first rail joint bar attached to a first side of the first and second rails;
• a second rail joint bar attached to a second side of the first and second rails;
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• a rail brace assembly comprising:
• a base plate positioned below the base portions of the first and second rails, the base plate defining a first opening and a second opening;
• a first clip comprising an electrically-insulating material engaged with the base portion of the first rail or second rail at the first side of the first and second rails, the first clip defining an opening;
• a second clip comprising an electrically-insulating material engaged with the base portion of the first rail or second rail at the second side of the first and second rails, the second clip defining an opening;
• a first fastener extending through the opening of the first clip and the first opening of the base plate to secure the first clip and the base plate to the first and second rails;
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• a second fastener extending through the opening of the second clip and the second opening of the base plate to secure the second clip and the base plate to the first and second rails.