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Railed

by PaulM

Railed changes powered rail recipes, lowers the copper cost of powered rails and gives copper more uses, with the aim of making rail travel more practical.

FabricClient and serverAll rights reserved1.21 – 26.2

What it does

Railed adds a self-powered rail recipe and lowers the material cost of powered rails, so copper and gold are easier to gather for them. Copper gets additional crafting uses, and the minecart speed is modified so that rails become a more viable transport method. Mojang has experimented with similar changes, but no equivalent is in vanilla.

Railed requires Fabric API. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Fabric only, covering game versions 1.21 – 26.2 across 13 release versions, and the latest file is 1.1.3+26.2 for 26.2, dated 2026-07-18. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though the source code is publicly available.

Key features

  1. Self-powered rails

    A rail recipe is added that produces rails able to carry a minecart without an external power source.

  2. Cheaper powered rails

    The copper cost of powered rails is reduced, which makes gold-based rail networks less expensive to build.

  3. More copper uses

    Copper gains new crafting applications, giving the metal more purpose in the early and middle game.

  4. Faster minecarts

    Minecart speed is adjusted so that rail transport is a practical option over long distances.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.1.3+26.2
26.1.21.1.2+26.1
26.1.11.1.2+26.1
26.11.1.2+26.1
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.21.111.1.1+1.21.11
1.21.101.1.1+1.21.10
1.21.91.1.1+1.21.10
1.21.81.1.1+1.21.10
1.21.71.1.1+1.21.10
1.21.61.1.1+1.21.10
1.21.51.1.0+1.21.5
1.21.11.1.0+1.21.1
1.211.1.0+1.21.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Cheaper rail networks

Players building long lines of powered rail can use the reduced copper and gold costs to finish a network sooner.

Early-game transport

Self-powered rails let a minecart travel a route without a supply of redstone power along the track.

Who it’s for: Players who find powered rails expensive to build, and server owners who want rail transport to be a practical choice for their players.

Questions

Does Railed require Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Railed on Fabric.

Does the server need Railed?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which game versions does Railed support?

Files cover 1.21 – 26.2 across 13 release versions. The latest file is 1.1.3+26.2 for 26.2.

In the catalog

Railed is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Have you ever felt as if rails were too expensive? Do you wish that copper had more uses? If so, Railed is the mod for you! Who knows if I'll actually get around to doing any of these things though.
PaulM, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
PaulM
Published
2024-08-15
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

UtilityTransportation
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