Railroad Blocks
With Railroad Blocks installed, a world gains crossing lights, crossbucks, whistle posts and warning signs themed on railroads.
What it does
The mod adds railroad-themed blocks and items to Minecraft. They are built around railroad objects such as crossing lights, a dual crossing light, iron and wooden crossbucks, an iron pole, an old whistle post, a whistle post and an advance warning sign, so a track line can be dressed with the equipment a real crossing would carry. Architectury API must be installed on every loader, and Fabric API is optional on Fabric.
Railroad Blocks runs on client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.12 – 1.21.1 across 22 release versions, and the latest file is 0.7.0-alpha.3 for 1.21.1, dated 2026-03-13. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source. Source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are linked from the project.
Key features
Crossing lights
Railroad crossing lights and a dual crossing light version give a crossing a lit warning point.
Crossbucks and poles
Iron and wooden crossbucks, plus an iron pole, mark a crossing on the roadside.
Whistle posts
Whistle post and old whistle post blocks mark the points where trains sound their horns.
Advance warning sign
A railroad crossing advance warning sign placed before the track warns road traffic ahead of time.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.12.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Decorating track lines
Builders can place the crossing equipment along a rail route to make a town or line look like a working railroad.
Reporting bugs
Problems with the blocks can be reported through the issue tracker linked from the project.
Who it’s for: Builders who want railroad-themed decoration for towns, stations and track lines, and server owners who run railroad builds for players.
How it compares
Junctions of Ruun is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 with all rights reserved, so it is not open source. OpenSignals is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 – 1.18.2 under the Apache License 2.0, so it is open source. Realistic Traffic Control is released under the MIT License and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.12.2 – 1.21.1, which makes it the closest match to this mod in licence and range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Blocks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.12 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-13 |
| Junctions of Ruun | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-03 |
| OpenSignals | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| Realistic Traffic Control | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
Questions
Does Railroad Blocks need Architectury API?
Which loaders does Railroad Blocks support?
Does the server need Railroad Blocks?
In the catalog
Railroad Blocks is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
# Railroad Blocks Railroad Blocks adds various railroad-themed blocks and items to Minecraft. The blocks are generally based on objects and items from US railroads. Make sure to install the Fabric API when running on Fabric or Quilt! Architectury API not required on 1.12.x.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/railroad-blocks
- Owner
- InterurbanDev
- Published
- 2023-10-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15