Create: Directional Pantographs
by NWorks
Create: Directional Pantographs adds a NeoForge addon to Create that makes train pantographs raise only when they face the direction of travel.
What it does
The addon sits on top of Create and Create: Pantographs & Wires, both of which are required. Pantographs raise automatically on electrified track, and each one can be set to automatic, manual, reversed, moving backward only or default, so a train that runs in reverse does not keep its pantograph up when it should lower it.
Pantograph settings are saved on the train's data, so they survive server restarts and world rejoins. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only, with 1.7.5 as the latest file, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Per-pantograph overrides
Each pantograph can be given its own assembly mode, which is useful on trains where only some units should behave differently.
Accurate carriage diagrams
A precise 2D side-profile silhouette of a parked train shows the pantograph layout at a glance.
Pantograph schedule instruction
A new schedule instruction changes pantograph behavior during a journey, so settings can switch mid-route.
Route-specific rules
Pantographs can be lowered automatically on unelectrified sections or when a train reverses, and raised again on reaching chosen stations.
Server-authoritative state
Pantograph state is kept on the server, so pantographs do not drop unexpectedly on rejoin.
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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who run electric trains built with Create and Create: Pantographs & Wires and want the pantographs to follow the direction of travel.
Questions
Does Directional Pantographs need Create: Pantographs & Wires?
Does the server need the mod?
Which loader and version does the mod support?
Do pantograph settings survive a server restart?
In the catalog
Create: Directional Pantographs is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Create: Directional Pantographs is a standalone NeoForge 1.21.1 addon I created for Create: Pantographs and Wires (P&W). I got tired of pantographs staying raised regardless of which way a train was moving, breaking immersion. I built this mod to bring much-needed realism and automation to electric trains by making…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-directional-pantographs
- Owner
- NWorks
- Published
- 2026-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15