Diamond Rails Fork
A Fabric mod that makes minecarts useful as late-game transportation by adding high-speed powered rails. This is a fork of arthomnix’s DiamondRails
🚆 DiamondRails
Updated Fabric Fork for Minecraft 1.21.11 / 26.1
DiamondRails is a Fabric mod that makes minecarts viable as late-game transportation by adding extremely high-speed powered rails ⚡
This is an updated fork of arthomnix’s DiamondRails. The original mod was never updated past older Minecraft versions — this fork brings it fully up to date for Minecraft 1.21.11 / 26.1
🙏 Credits All credit for the original idea, code, and assets (icons, models) goes to arthomnix. All code remains freely usable under the MIT License.
✨ What This Mod Does
DiamondRails adds multiple tiers of powered rails far faster than vanilla, turning minecart systems into a serious alternative to Elytra travel.
Think real high-speed trains — in Minecraft 🚄
🧩 Rails Overview 🟡 Vanilla Powered Rails (Unchanged)
Top speed: 8 blocks/second
💎 Diamond Rails
Top speed: 40 blocks/second Crafted like powered rails, but with diamonds instead of gold
🔷 Enhanced Diamond Rails
Top speed: 80 blocks/second Crafted by enhancing a diamond rail in a Smithing Table
Required materials: • Lapis Block • Chorus Fruit
🟫 Netherite Rails
Top speed: 159.66 blocks/second
Based on the real-world wheeled train speed record: 574.8 km/h ≈ 159.66 m/s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_speed_record#Conventional_wheeled
Crafted in a Smithing Table
Upgrade materials: • Netherite Smithing Upgrade • Netherite Ingot
🛠️ Building Railways (Important!)
Because of the extreme speeds involved:
• ❌ Modded rails cannot handle corners • ❌ Modded rails cannot go uphill or downhill
✅ Recommended Setup
• Use vanilla powered rails before corners to slow down • Use vanilla powered rails for slopes • Keep high-speed tracks straight and flat • Build railways like real-world high-speed train lines
⚖️ Balance & Cost
Despite their power, the rails are more affordable than they seem:
• 💎 A few diamond or enhanced diamond rails can boost minecarts for hundreds of blocks • 🟫 Netherite rails can carry momentum for thousands of blocks
Smart placement > full coverage.