Switch Material

Birmingham Rail stocks the hard to find switch material that keeps your turnouts in service, from switch points, stock rails, and guard rails to switch stands, rods, plates, and derails, available in new or #1 relay rail. When a component isn't on the shelf, we fabricate it in-house to your exact specifications for the fast turnarounds your operation depends on.


The Hard-to-Find, In Stock.

Birmingham Rail stocks the hard-to-find switch material that keeps your turnouts in service, ready for the quick repairs that get track back up and running. When a component isn’t on the shelf, we fabricate it in-house to your exact specifications, delivering the fast turnarounds your operation depends on. Our inventory spans the full range of switch components, from switch points, stock rails, and guard rails to switch stands, rods, plates, heel blocks, and derails, available in new or #1 relay rail and built to standard or custom designs. Whether you need a single replacement part or a complete package of switch materials, we have the expertise and the sourcing to find exactly what your project requires.

  • Switch Point Guard Rails: WCH FM Style, 755B or Design 90 for 75# to 140#, with or without gauge plate.
  • Switch Points: custom-made from new #1 relay rail, in either knife point or Samson point.
  • Switch Point Clips
  • Switch Point Stops
  • Switch Point Security Locks
  • Samson Stock Rails from new or #1 relay rail
  • Rods: Vertical and flat head and back rods for switches with open jaw clips or transit clips, either insulated or non-insulated.
  • Heel Blocks: all rail sizes, drillings in either stationary or floating.
  • Switch Plates: Rigid braces and adjustable 811 Wedge or Pandrol design.
  • Gauge Plates: insulated or non-insulated, with rigid braces or Pandrol and Design 811 adjustable braces.
  • Switch Stands: New 51A, 22E, 36E and 36EH stands
  • Switch Stand repair parts
  • Connecting Rods: for all designs of switch stands and varying lengths
  • Switch Point Derails: single or double, complete
  • Hook Twin Turnout Plates for frogs and turnout plates
  • Compromise Bars: New cast and forged for many common and hard-to-find rail sections