The Copper Rail
by iluha168
The Copper Rail adds a directional rail for Fabric that is powered by a nearby redstone block, and its push direction follows how the player placed it.
What it does
The copper rail behaves as a directional rail. A minecart pushed over it moves without a block on one side. When a redstone block is nearby, the rail starts moving minecarts in the same way vanilla powered rails do. Its push direction is set by the position the player placed it in, so the orientation is chosen at build time.
Copper rails are powered by redstone like other powered rails, but they do not share power with golden rails and do not pass it along to them. Activator rails do not power golden rails either, so the copper rail works as a separate track type. Bonus rails of this kind generate in mineshaft loot chests, as vanilla rails do.
Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The latest Fabric file is 0.9.10 for 26.2, published 2026-03-29. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Directional copper rail
Minecarts moved over the rail follow the direction set when the rail was placed.
Redstone-powered movement
A nearby redstone block starts the rail, matching the behavior of vanilla powered rails.
Separate from golden rails
Copper rails do not share redstone power with golden rails, so the two track types stay independent.
Mineshaft loot
Copper rails generate as bonus rails in mineshaft loot chests.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 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
Use cases
Rail layouts
Builders can place copper rails on track lines where a push in one fixed direction is needed.
Resource pack use
The mod is compatible with the unofficial Barebones resource pack and supports RAY's 3D Rails.
Who it’s for: Players who want a directional powered rail for minecart tracks, and server owners who run Fabric with the Fabric API installed on both sides.
How it compares
Rails Revamped is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 26.3, client and server, under the BSD 3-Clause License, and it is open source. Emerald Rails is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, client and server, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Both are open source, while The Copper Rail uses the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Copper Rail | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-29 |
| Rails Revamped | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-26 |
| Emerald Rails | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-19 |
Questions
Does The Copper Rail need Fabric API?
Must the server have The Copper Rail installed?
Which game versions does The Copper Rail support?
In the catalog
The Copper Rail is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thecopperrail
- Owner
- iluha168
- Published
- 2023-12-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15