Multi-segment electrically insulated rail joint

An insulated joint for electrically insulating a space between two juxtaposed sections of rail, said joint comprising:

• two electrically non-conductive end posts disposed in said space between said rails;
• a metallic separator disposed intermediate said end posts, said separator including an upstanding web having a top and a bottom, a head and a base connected respectively to said separator top and bottom;
• joint bar means including a pair of elongated joint bars rigidly joining said rails;
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• a layer of electrically insulative material disposed intermediate each said joint bar and both said end posts and said second sections of rail, and also disposed intermediate said joint bars and both the base and at least a portion of said web of said separator, said insulative material being notched such that the head of said separator is in direct contact with the joint bar.

An insulated joint for electrically insulating a space between two juxtaposed sections of rail, said joint comprising:

• first and second electrically non-conductive end posts disposed in the space between said rails;
• a metallic separator disposed intermediate said end posts;
• said sections of rail, said end posts and said separator each including an upstanding web having a top and a bottom, a base and a head connected respectively to the bottom and top of each said web, the heights of said sections of rail, said end posts and said separator measured between locations on the respective heads and bases opposite the respective webs being equal;
• a pair of joint bars rigidly joining said sections of rail;
• and a layer of insulating material disposed intermediate each said joint bar and said sections of rail, and intermediate each said joint bar and said base and web of said separator, the distance between the separator base and head being less than the distance between the rail base and head by an amount equal to the thickness of said layer of insulating material.