Copper Rails
by Rob0fox
Copper Rails adds oxidizable copper rails and rail crossings that change how fast minecarts travel and brake on Fabric.
What it does
Normal copper rails carry minecarts at twice the speed of vanilla powered rails, and as the copper oxidizes the rails slow down, so a fully oxidized rail can brake a cart or move it slowly. Copper rails can be waxed by applying wax or crafting, the same way as other oxidizable blocks.
Speeds on the mod's rails are capped at 16 blocks per second to avoid derailing. When the experimental minecart improvements are active, the cap is lifted and the powered rails can be set to speeds up to 1000 blocks per second through gamerules; golden rails are the fastest by default at 48 blocks per second. Plain rails now use the speed of normal copper rails, and ascending slopes lower the maximum speed. A built-in resource pack renders the rails in 3D.
The mod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so it is not open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public. It runs on client and server, and the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric only, across 16 release versions, 1.18 – 26.3, and snapshot builds are published as well.
Key features
Oxidizable copper rails
Copper rails slow down as they oxidize, and waxing stops the change.
Faster unoxidized rails
Fresh copper rails move minecarts at twice the speed of vanilla powered rails.
Rail crossings
Crossings let rails intersect, though they cannot take an ascending shape in normal play.
Speed settings through gamerules
With experimental minecart improvements, each type of powered rail can be given its own speed up to 1000 blocks per second.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Braking and slow transport
A fully oxidized copper rail can slow a cart down or move it gently along a route.
Connecting distant bases
Players who travel between their own bases or those of friends can use faster rails to shorten trips.
Who it’s for: Players who run minecart networks and server owners who want faster or slower rail sections, especially those who enable the experimental minecart improvements.
How it compares
Emerald Rails is a Fabric mod for client and server, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. The Copper Rail is a Fabric mod for client and server, released under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.20 – 26.2. Faster Minecarts is server-side only, released under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Rails | Fabric | 1.18 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-15 |
| Emerald Rails | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-19 |
| The Copper Rail | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-29 |
| Faster Minecarts | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-04 |
Questions
Does Copper Rails need to be installed on the server?
Why are copper rails capped at 16 blocks per second?
Which game versions does Copper Rails support?
In the catalog
Copper Rails is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Have you always wanted to buff minecarts to make them more useful and transport you between your or your friends' bases? This mod adds new rails: copper rails and rail crossings. Copper rails are rails that have differents speeds than regular golden powered rails. They can be more powerful than vanilla powered rails…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/copperrails
- Owner
- Rob0fox
- Published
- 2024-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15