Better Rails
Better Rails changes how minecarts and rails behave, adding a copper Accelerator Rail and rules for speed, derailing and wall impacts.
What it does
The mod keeps rail functionality close to vanilla while making rails more useful. A new Accelerator Rail, crafted from copper, lets minecarts reach much higher speeds. Powered rails take longer to bring a minecart up to speed, and rails that oxidize lose maximum speed, so older track performs differently from fresh track.
Minecarts can derail at corners when they travel fast, so they need to be slowed before turning. A minecart that hits a wall too hard is destroyed and damages its passengers. A minecart taking a ramp fast enough keeps climbing rather than rolling back to a halt. Fabric API and oωo (owo-lib) are required dependencies, and Mod Menu is optional. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.20.4 and 1.20.6, with 1.2.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file.
Key features
Accelerator Rail
A copper rail that lets a minecart reach much higher speeds than standard powered rails allow.
Slower acceleration on powered rails
Powered rails need more time to bring a minecart up to speed, which changes how track layouts feel in play.
Oxidation reduces speed
As rails oxidize, their maximum speed decreases, so weathered track limits how fast minecarts can travel.
Crash damage on walls
A minecart that strikes a wall at high speed is destroyed and deals damage to its passengers.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Copper Rails Mod is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20 – 1.20.4 on Fabric, with the client and server environment. Simple Copper Powered Rails is also open source, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and targets 1.20.1 on Fabric with the same environment. Better Rails is not open source, is released under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0, and covers 1.20.4 – 1.20.6.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Rails | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-05-05 |
| Copper Rails Mod | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-21 |
| Simple Copper Powered Rails | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-26 |
Questions
Does Better Rails need Fabric API?
Does Better Rails have to be installed on the server?
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In the catalog
Better Rails is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
This mod aims to make rails more useful while keeping the functionality close to vanilla. Accelerator Rails are a new type of rail made from copper that allows minecarts to reach much higher speeds, but take longer to accelerate the minecart than powered rails. As the rails oxidise, their maximum speed decreases.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-rails-supertiefighter
- Owner
- supertiefighter
- Published
- 2024-04-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15