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Here's a suggestion from the manual. 1) Apply flux to the rail joint with a small brush. 2) Apply heat to the outside edge of the rail with the soldering iron. As the flux boils apply solder to the outside edge of the rail joint. As the solder touches the joint, not the iron, the solder flows through the rail joiner and bonds the track together. 3) Use a file to clean up the solder joint after it cools, both on the rail top and inside rail surfaces. 60% tin, 40% lead mixtures work well for model needs. A 25 watt iron is adequate for small wires but for track or wires larger than 14 gauge the manual recommends 40 watt.
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