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I soldered wire to the bottom of rail joiners.  I first sanded the bottom of them, the black and nickle ones, then pre-tinned them (Very important step!).  Next I stripped the end of 16 AWG wire, tinned it, and then bent it at 90 degrees, and soldered it to the bottom of the joiner pointing the wire away (Down) from the joiner.  This gives a nice solid joint and now I drill a small hole under the rails to slide the wire into.  Even without any ballast the wires are invisible for a nice clean look.  Just know on the outside rail where you put the wire joiner you will have to either cut off or cut the middle out of the plastic tie snap so you can get the track together around the wire.