Connecting the overhead at the module joint

This is the overhead 'wire' connection at the joint between the upper and lower Ocean Park modules. At this location the wire support poles are unusually close as I wanted to have more-or-less each module completely spanned by its own overhead so I could disconnect the modules and still have most of each module spanned by overhead. 

At this wire joint there's a short piece of thread spanning the two pairs of poles. On the rightmost module in the photo the thread is attached to the ears with superglue as per usual, but on the left pair of poles, the thread is attached with rubber cement, which allows for the thread to be carefully pulled off the ear for module disconnection. I was surprised that the rubber cement could resist more tension than I first thought, so maybe I should have used it elsewhere to hold the overhead in place. Live and learn. If you look carefully at the photo you'll see there's a kink in the thread near the ear on the pole in the lower right. That was caused by putting a little too much glue on the thread. I'll need to straighten that out a bit.

Track disconnection isn't too difficult. The street inserts lift out to expose the rail joiners, which then can be slipped back over the rails and away from the module joint. All that needs to be done now to disconnect the modules is to remove the two bolts underneath the layout that hold them together. 

The track on the lower Ocean Park module doesn't rely on the rail joiners for power transmission, but have power leads soldered to both sections of track. 

 

That completes overhead wire installation along the length of Ocean Boulevard from the Mortimer Park loop in the east, to the Ocean Park interurban crossing in the west. That's a length of 9', maybe a little more once the loop is taken into account. Likely early in the new year I'll get out the Ocean Park module and begin scenery, but for now I'm going to test all the lighting and track along Ocean Boulevard. Maybe take some photos too.