Rail connection for electrical toy model railroads

A rail connection for connecting track assemblies of a toy model railroad, said track assemblies having a pair of spaced rails mounted on spaced ties, said rails each having a base flange and an upright neck support, the rail connection comprising connecting clamp members extending between aligned rails of two juxtaposed track assemblies, said clamp members having an elongated base portion and a plurality of spaced generally U-shaped clamp parts extending upwardly from said base portion, said elongated base portion being disposed to underlie the longitudinal end portions of juxtaposed and axially aligned rails and to underlie at least the end tie of each track assembly to be connected, at least two of said U-shaped clamp parts each having spaced legs extending upwardly from said base portion into the space between the ties of the rails to clampingly engage the rails of said track assemblies between said spaced ties, said base flange of said rails having recesses located between at least a pair of spaced ties, said legs being accommodated in said recesses to thereby preclude relative axial movement and prevent longitudinal separation of the two connected rails, and at least one other of said U-shaped parts extending upwardly from said base portion to engage the two longitudinal end portions of two juxtaposed and axially aligned rails, said connecting clamp members being assembled on and disassembled from the track assemblies from beneath said track assemblies.