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Rail-joint.

A device for firmly holding the a butting ends of two adjacent rails. Different arrange- [1860] ments have been contrived for this purpose. Fig. 4120 consists of a fish-piece C of metal or wood plated with metal, sufficiently long to extend over several ties and held to the sleepers by the chairs D D. Bolts through the rails may be dispensed with.

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