Emerald Rails
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- 🏆 #67 of 909 fabric mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
**Emerald Rails** adds a new rail to **Minecraft**: the **Emerald Rail**. It behaves like a Powered Rail (requires redstone power to activate), but when powered it provides **15× stronger acceleration** than a vanilla Powered Rail — **without changing Minecraft’s built-in minecart speed cap**. That means you’ll hit the vanilla cap faster, but you _won’t_ go faster than vanilla allows unless you use another mod to raise/remove that limit. !(https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/description/1449356/description_cb4e85f4-ed94-4348-ad3f-f7b181e01788.png) ### Features Works like a Powered Rail: **powered by redstone signal.** When powered, **15× acceleration** compared to vanilla Powered Rails. ### Crafting for 1.21.6-1.21.11, to craft an emerald rail, the player needs 4 emeralds, 2 redstone dust and a breeze rod. !(https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/description/1449356/description_cec1d1f7-05fd-4c20-b743-2b72a969f70c.png) for 1.20.1, to craft an emerald rail, the player needs 4 emeralds, 2 redstone dust, 2 prismarine crystals and a blaze rod, as breeze rods dont exist in that version. !(https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/description/1449356/description_7bc538a7-eb67-4cff-86d7-c06664e48bb7.png) ### Versions play-tested between 1.21.6 - 1.21.11 fabric and works for any version between those two, also specifically play-tested on 1.20.1 fabric. please feel free to comment if you want a specific version, if you encounter an error or if you have a suggestion! **NOTE:** This mod **does not uncap minecart speed**. Vanilla minecarts have a hard speed limit, so Emerald Rails mainly helps you **reach top speed much faster**. For high-speed minecart systems, a **speed/physics mod is strongly recommended and close to essential**, since it’s the thing that actually removes/raises the cap and lets Emerald Rails show its full effect.
Emerald Rails adds a new rail to Minecraft: the Emerald Rail.
It behaves like a Powered Rail (requires redstone power to activate), but when powered it provides 15× stronger acceleration than a vanilla Powered Rail — without changing Minecraft’s built-in minecart speed cap. That means you’ll hit the vanilla cap faster, but you _won’t_ go faster than vanilla allows unless you use another mod to raise/remove that limit.

### Features
Works like a Powered Rail: powered by redstone signal. When powered, 15× acceleration compared to vanilla Powered Rails.
### Crafting
for 1. 21. 6-1. 21. 11, to craft an emerald rail, the player needs 4 emeralds, 2 redstone dust and a breeze rod.

for 1. 20. 1, to craft an emerald rail, the player needs 4 emeralds, 2 redstone dust, 2 prismarine crystals and a blaze rod, as breeze rods dont exist in that version.

### Versions
play-tested between 1. 21. 6 - 1. 21. 11 fabric and works for any version between those two, also specifically play-tested on 1. 20. 1 fabric. please feel free to comment if you want a specific version, if you encounter an error or if you have a suggestion!
NOTE:
This mod does not uncap minecart speed. Vanilla minecarts have a hard speed limit, so Emerald Rails mainly helps you reach top speed much faster.
For high-speed minecart systems, a speed/physics mod is strongly recommended and close to essential, since it’s the thing that actually removes/raises the cap and lets Emerald Rails show its full effect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- ardaryusz
- Version
- 1.21.6-1.21.11
- Downloads
- 296
- Endorsements
- 1
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 3/25/2026
- Updated
- 3/19/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10
- Tags
- transportation
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Emerald Rails support?
The author lists 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Emerald Rails?
Version 1.21.6-1.21.11, published 2026-03-19 with 296 downloads recorded at the source.
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