06-29-2010, 10:05 AM
Josh....I believe Atlas makes those transition rai joiners. If not available, I like TinGoat's solution....Very clever... 
As to the insulated joiners, they're needed if you have "live" frog turnouts. Otherwise you can forget about them (unless you're setting up "blocks" or power districts, in which case you'd use them to break the continuity between blocks).
As to the insulated joiners, they're needed if you have "live" frog turnouts. Otherwise you can forget about them (unless you're setting up "blocks" or power districts, in which case you'd use them to break the continuity between blocks).
Gus (LC&P).