How to Build and Fuel Your First Linked Train

Building a multi-cart train in the Iron Link Locomotives Mod requires standard vanilla tracks, chains, and a furnace minecart to act as your engine.

Assembling the Train

1. Lay down a stretch of standard rail tracks.

2. Place your passenger or cargo minecarts in a line along the track.

3. Place a furnace minecart at the very front of the line to serve as the steam locomotive.

4. Hold standard chains and use them to connect the carts together into a single linked formation.

Adding Fuel and Water

Unlike vanilla furnace carts that only take a quick push of coal, these converted locomotives require both fuel and water reserves to generate steam and pull attached wagons.

1. Interact with the furnace minecart at the front of your train to open the built-in locomotive screen.

2. Insert water buckets into the water reserve area.

3. Add standard furnace fuels into the fuel slot. Accepted fuels include coal, charcoal, wood planks, and lava buckets.

4. Check the gauges on the locomotive screen to monitor your remaining water and fuel levels before departing.

Keep in mind that resource consumption scales directly with the total length of your train. If you attach many cargo wagons or passenger seats to the chain, bring extra water buckets and high-efficiency fuels like lava or coal to avoid stalling mid-journey.