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FIGURE 9.25 A repeater circuit with a trip system. The push button on the right triggers
the repeater loop by pushing the block away from the circuit, allowing the repeater loop to
fire. The loop will keep running until the push button on the left pushes the redstone block
back to its original position.
Rail Transport
Minecraft's rail transport system, as with much else therein, can be as simple or crazily
complex as you like. It is definitely part of the charm and the challenge. It can operate
in a simplistic way, but the tendrils of redstone work their way deep into the rail system.
Powered and detector rails provide key hooks that integrate rail and redstone into a homo-
genous whole.
In earlier versions of Minecraft, before the Horse Update that came with the release of
v1.6.2 and introduced a slew of equine-related features, rail travel was the fastest way to
getfromAtoZ,viaBtoYifyoupreferascenicroute.Thecartstravelatanaveragespeed
of 8 meters (or blocks) per second and can climb hills, traverse valleys and, depending on
how you design the track, offer something of a rollercoaster thrill ride in between. You
won't break any land-speed records, and it's not as fast as a fast horse, but it's definitely
better than walking. Now that horses are here, there are faster ways to get around, but rail
is still a great system for moving items, resources, and yourself.
Thesystemislimitedonlybyyourimagination. Inthissection,Iintroduceyoutothebasic
components, track-laying strategies, and some more advanced hints and tricks—enough to
get you more than chugging along.
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