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How do I turn a corner on the railway line?

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The tracks automatically adapt to corners; however, powered rails cannot turn corners.

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How can I build a realistic train in Minecraft?

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This can only be done using mods. Vanilla Minecraft only provides the usual minecarts. Mods you can consider are Traincraft and Railcraft.

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How do you drive a mine cart up a mountain, or even just a small hill?

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If you want to build up a hill, just place redstone rails up the hill and power with levers, or any other redstone power source.

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Every time my Minecart runs over powered rails, I have to get out and the cart starts shaking. My cart won't go up hills while turning, either. What should I do?

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You have to go straight while going up a hill, but you can turn before the rail that goes up. You might be using a detector rail instead of a powered rail, and if you are sure that you are using a powered rail, make sure it is powered.

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Is there an option on vanilla Minecraft to make the map for me?

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You can get an empty map and right click it to get a map of all the entities, blocks, people etc. Although, you don't have any option to display it on the screen in vanilla Minecraft.

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Can I make my track out of powered rail?

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Yes, but it'll have to be straight. Powered rail can't turn, so in every turn, you will need a normal rail.

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Can I build a railway system just above bedrock?

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Sort of. Bedrock is not level, and its height varies to up to 5 blocks above the void at different points, so you may need to fill in some spots to have a level area to put your tracks. That said, it wouldn't be very convenient to get to the tracks up there.

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How can I get a scam free train mod on Minecraft?

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You can get Railcraft (Minecraft version 1.12.2). Or you can get Traincraft (Minecraft version 1.7.10). Google either of these and you should be able to find the links to install them.

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How can I make it so that I use a lever to change the direction of an ordinary rail?

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Just place a lever next to the track, flick the lever, and there you go. The track will change directions.

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Can I make a 4-way intersection?

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Yes, but the tracks will not look connected. You will need a lever to switch tracks.

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If I want a three-way, how would I switch between the 2?

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Using the rail that connects the different directions or lines, connect it to a lever. Switch the lever to change direction.

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I actually built 2 railways in my Xbox (one that is 63 blocks long and the other 87 blocks). But how do I move forward since when I press the trigger, it won't start the cart?

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Did you use power rails? If you use normal rails, the minecart won't move unless you push it. If you used power rail than maybe you didn't power the rail up, use some redstone block or redstone torch to power them up.

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What is the diff between powered and non-powered rail? Will it still move if it's non-powered?

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Non-powered rails will slow your minecart down. It is even slower that normal rails or powered rails.

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I have built a railway in to connect the districts of my friends' Minecraft server. There is a big field with cows the train passes through. How can I stop the cows from escaping the field?

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You could put a block above your head.You are 1 block when you sit on a minecart but the cow is 2 blocks tall.

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How do I stop the train after it comes back to a starting point?

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You should break the rail or put a rail behide a power rail with button to activate it.

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How far can I place just normal rail before I need a powered rail in Minecraft?

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It is totally up to you. You can decide what the pattern will look like. Notice that powered rail cannot make turns even with a lever switch so you will have to place a normal rail for turns.

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Does glow stone work as a Redstone torch?

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Glowstone is completely different than Redstone. In fact, Redstone was originally used to power command blocks. One day, Notch built the VSM mod and wanted to store his mob spawn eggs in a loot chest in a nearby Desert Temple. Glowstone, however, is a bit more useful as it can brighten rooms more than Redstone.

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I’m using a rail to transport stuff. Animals, mobs etc. always bounce back the minecarts. How to stop this? PS4 edition.

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Clear out all the animals on your railway before you proceed with the minecart. If your game is modded with the railcraft trains, it will kill any mob in your path.

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What would I do to make railing that goes directly downwards?

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You can't go straight down. you have to go at a 45-degree angle as the game won't allow you to place rails on a side face just like you can't place a torch on the ceiling.

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How do I make a railway that goes fast?

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You can build like a stairway really high or just putting a hole lot of powered rails and red stoned torches.

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How do you activate the rails?

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You can activate the power rail with a red stone block or red stone torch but if it’s a regular rail, then you can’t activate it.

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How do I make a redstone train?

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It's not possible to make redstone trains or a redstone minecart. The most similar thing that you can made is a powered rail on top of a redstone block or near a redstone torch to speed up the carts that touch the powered rail.

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