Rail
Rail is the basic minecart track, crafted in batches of sixteen from iron ingots and a stick.
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Description
Rail uses six iron ingots and one stick in a tall side-column recipe, producing sixteen track pieces per craft. It can be placed on most solid top faces and automatically bends when neighbouring tracks connect at right angles. On slopes, the line climbs one block at a time, letting minecarts move through mines, warehouses, roller coasters, and villager transport systems without stairs.
The basic version does not provide power. A cart pushed by a player, furnace cart, gravity slope, or powered rail will keep rolling across it until friction slows the movement. Because the recipe gives a large output, this is the cheapest way to cover long distances. Redstone variants handle speed control and detection, but ordinary track still forms the backbone of nearly every minecart network.
The basic version does not provide power. A cart pushed by a player, furnace cart, gravity slope, or powered rail will keep rolling across it until friction slows the movement. Because the recipe gives a large output, this is the cheapest way to cover long distances. Redstone variants handle speed control and detection, but ordinary track still forms the backbone of nearly every minecart network.
How to craft this block
Ingredients:
Iron Ingot
x6
Stick
x1
Iron Ingot
x6
Stick
x1
Crafting
16
