I suggest increasing the health of Curved and Half-Diagonal Rails to counterbalance their higher material cost and larger surface area.
- Straight rails cost 1 Rail item and cover 4 tiles
- Diagonal rails cost 1 Rail item and cover ~8 tiles (They're actually still called Straight Rails in the tooltip)
- Half-Diag rails cost 2 Rail items and cover ~12 tiles
- Curved rails cost 3 Rail items and cover ~12 tiles