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Rails in Minecraft can be used for many different things, from speedy transportation to creating redstone contraptions. Crafting the many different types of rails can be complicated, however, as each of them have a different crafting recipe that require different ingredients. However, most of the ingredients are easy to obtain, especially when you know where to look, and this article will show you how to do just that.
Steps
Method 1 Method 1 of 4:
Crafting Ordinary Rails
1 Get at least 1 stick. Sticks can be crafted using 2 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory or a crafting table and place one wooden plank anywhere in the crafting space, then place the other directly on top of or below the first. This will make 4 sticks.
Sticks may also be obtained by breaking leaves and dead bushes, fishing, killing witches, or looting chests in villages[1]XResearch source .
2 Obtain 6 iron ingots. Iron ingots are primarily obtained by smelting iron ore or raw iron in a furnace. Iron ore can be found from Y-levels 0-63 in all biomes[2]XResearch source . You will need a stone pickaxe or better to mine iron ore.
Iron ingots can also be obtained by killing iron golems or zombies and zombie variants. They may also be found as loot in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, buried treasure, desert temples, jungle temples, shipwrecks, villages, pillager outposts, woodland mansions, Nether fortresses, bastions, and end cities[3]XResearch source .
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3 Make or open a crafting table. If you don't already have a crafting table, you can make one using 4 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory and fill all 4 crafting slots with a wooden plank to make a crafting table. Then, hold it in your hand, place it, and open it by pressing right click.
If you're playing on Pocket Edition, tap a block to place the crafting table and open it.
If you're playing on a console, press the right trigger.
4 Craft rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place the stick in the middle of the middle column. This will make 16 regular rails.
5 Move the rails to your inventory. Your rails are now ready to use. Advertisement
Method 2 Method 2 of 4:
Crafting Powered Rails
1 Get at least 1 stick. Sticks can be crafted using 2 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory or a crafting table and place one wooden plank anywhere in the crafting space, then place the other directly on top of or below the first. This will make 4 sticks.
Sticks may also be obtained by breaking leaves and dead bushes, fishing, killing witches, or looting chests in villages
2 Obtain 6 gold ingots. Gold ingots are primarily obtained by smelting gold ore or raw gold in a furnace. Gold ore can be found from Y-levels 0-32 in all biomes, or from Y-levels 32-79 in badlands biomes[4]XResearch source . An iron pickaxe or better is needed to mine gold ore.
Gold ingots may also be found as loot in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, shipwrecks, buried treasure, woodland mansions, villages, strongholds, desert temples, jungle temples, ruined portals, bastions, Nether fortresses, and end cities[5]XResearch source .
3 Obtain 1 redstone dust. Redstone dust is primarily obtained by mining redstone ore, which can be found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes[6]XResearch source . An iron pickaxe or better is required to mine redstone ore.
Redstone dust may also be obtained by killing witches or looting chests in dungeons, mineshafts, strongholds, villages, and woodland mansions[7]XResearch source .
4 Make or open a crafting table. If you don't already have a crafting table, you can make one using 4 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory and fill all 4 crafting slots with a wooden plank to make a crafting table. Then, hold it in your hand, place it, and open it by pressing right click.
If you're playing on Pocket Edition, tap a block to place the crafting table and open it.
If you're playing on a console, press the right trigger.
5 Craft powered rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place a stick in the middle of the middle column, and place the redstone dust directly below the stick. This will make 6 rails.
6 Move the rails to your inventory. Your rails are now ready to use. Advertisement
Method 3 Method 3 of 4:
Crafting Activator Rails
1 Get at least 2 sticks. Sticks can be crafted using 2 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory or a crafting table and place one wooden plank anywhere in the crafting space, then place the other directly on top of or below the first. This will make 4 sticks.
Sticks may also be obtained by breaking leaves and dead bushes, fishing, killing witches, or looting chests in villages.
2 Obtain 6 iron ingots. Iron ingots are primarily obtained by smelting iron ore or raw iron in a furnace. Iron ore can be found from Y-levels 0-63 in all biomes. You will need a stone pickaxe or better to mine iron ore.
Iron ingots can also be obtained by killing iron golems or zombies and zombie variants. They may also be found as loot in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, buried treasure, desert temples, jungle temples, shipwrecks, villages, pillager outposts, woodland mansions, Nether fortresses, bastions, and end cities.
3 Craft a redstone torch. To make a redstone torch you will need a stick and 1 redstone dust. Redstone dust is primarily obtained by mining redstone ore, which can be found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes. A redstone torch can then be crafted by opening your survival inventory or a crafting table and placing a stick anywhere in the crafting space, then placing a piece of redstone dust directly above the stick.
Redstone dust may also be obtained by killing witches or looting chests in dungeons, mineshafts, strongholds, villages, and woodland mansions.
4 Make or open a crafting table. If you don't already have a crafting table, you can make one using 4 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory and fill all 4 crafting slots with a wooden plank to make a crafting table. Then, hold it in your hand, place it, and open it by pressing right click.
If you're playing on Pocket Edition, tap a block to place the crafting table and open it.
If you're playing on a console, press the right trigger.
5 Craft activator rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place the redstone torch in the middle of the middle column, and place the 2 sticks directly above and below the redstone torch. This will make 6 activator rails.
6 Move the rails to your inventory. Your rails are now ready to use. Advertisement
Method 4 Method 4 of 4:
Crafting Detector Rails
1 Obtain 6 iron ingots. Iron ingots are primarily obtained by smelting iron ore or raw iron in a furnace. Iron ore can be found from Y-levels 0-63 in all biomes. You will need a stone pickaxe or better to mine iron ore.
Iron ingots can also be obtained by killing iron golems or zombies and zombie variants. They may also be found as loot in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, buried treasure, desert temples, jungle temples, shipwrecks, villages, pillager outposts, woodland mansions, Nether fortresses, bastions, and end cities.
2 Obtain 1 redstone dust. Redstone dust is primarily obtained by mining redstone ore, which can be found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes. An iron pickaxe or better is required to mine redstone ore.
Redstone dust may also be obtained by killing witches or looting chests in dungeons, mineshafts, strongholds, villages, and woodland mansions
3 Craft a stone pressure plate. Stone pressure plates are crafted using 2 stone blocks. Stone blocks are primarily obtained by smelting cobblestone in a furnace. Once you have 2 stone, open your survival inventory or a crafting table and place the 2 stone directly next to each other horizontally.
Stone blocks may also be found in chests in villages[8]XResearch source or by mining stone blocks with a silk touch pickaxe.
4 Make or open a crafting table. If you don't already have a crafting table, you can make one using 4 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory and fill all 4 crafting slots with a wooden plank to make a crafting table. Then, hold it in your hand, place it, and open it by pressing right click.
If you're playing on Pocket Edition, tap a block to place the crafting table and open it.
If you're playing on a console, press the right trigger.
5 Craft detector rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place the stone pressure plate in the middle of the middle column, and place 1 redstone dust below the pressure plate. This will make 6 detector rails.
6 Move the rails to your inventory. Your rails are now ready to use. Advertisement
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1 Get at least 1 stick. Sticks can be crafted using 2 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory or a crafting table and place one wooden plank anywhere in the crafting space, then place the other directly on top of or below the first. This will make 4 sticks. 
2 Obtain 6 iron ingots. Iron ingots are primarily obtained by smelting iron ore or raw iron in a furnace. Iron ore can be found from Y-levels 0-63 in all biomes[2] . You will need a stone pickaxe or better to mine iron ore. 
3 Make or open a crafting table. If you don't already have a crafting table, you can make one using 4 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory and fill all 4 crafting slots with a wooden plank to make a crafting table. Then, hold it in your hand, place it, and open it by pressing right click. 
4 Craft rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place the stick in the middle of the middle column. This will make 16 regular rails. 
2 Obtain 6 gold ingots. Gold ingots are primarily obtained by smelting gold ore or raw gold in a furnace. Gold ore can be found from Y-levels 0-32 in all biomes, or from Y-levels 32-79 in badlands biomes[4] . An iron pickaxe or better is needed to mine gold ore. 
3 Obtain 1 redstone dust. Redstone dust is primarily obtained by mining redstone ore, which can be found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes[6] . An iron pickaxe or better is required to mine redstone ore. 
5 Craft powered rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place a stick in the middle of the middle column, and place the redstone dust directly below the stick. This will make 6 rails. 
3 Craft a redstone torch. To make a redstone torch you will need a stick and 1 redstone dust. Redstone dust is primarily obtained by mining redstone ore, which can be found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes. A redstone torch can then be crafted by opening your survival inventory or a crafting table and placing a stick anywhere in the crafting space, then placing a piece of redstone dust directly above the stick. 
5 Craft activator rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place the redstone torch in the middle of the middle column, and place the 2 sticks directly above and below the redstone torch. This will make 6 activator rails. 
3 Craft a stone pressure plate. Stone pressure plates are crafted using 2 stone blocks. Stone blocks are primarily obtained by smelting cobblestone in a furnace. Once you have 2 stone, open your survival inventory or a crafting table and place the 2 stone directly next to each other horizontally. 
5 Craft detector rails. Place an iron ingot in all 3 slots in both the left and right columns of the crafting table. Then, place the stone pressure plate in the middle of the middle column, and place 1 redstone dust below the pressure plate. This will make 6 detector rails.