Minecraft Forums

I am building a rail track and I wanted to have stops along the way but when I leave an un power rail with a button to power it and when I go across it it just stops even when I hit the button I'm on level ground btw can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong

Screenshots would help see what you have set up. From your description it sounds like you are trying to make stops with powered rails and a button that allows you to bypass the stop by hitting it. The timing for that would be really tricky to pull off as it relys on the player.

I think a slope with detector rails would work better.

#=rail X=block D=detector rail +=powered rail

..........................#...........................
######D+X+D#########

Those dots are only there b/c the system was pushing the # icon to the far left.

The powered rails slope on the block in the middle.
When you pass the detector rail from the left, you go up the block, and stop on the other powered rail. Now you either push a button (not in the diagram) to keep moving, or get out of the minecart. This is a simple "train" station.

If you want a system where you can get to your destination without stopping, that recquires a more advanced system and TONS of redstone circuitry. If this is what you want, can't help you there. You would need to find a tutorial or someone who is an expert with redstone to help you.

The short answer to your question is that an unpowered power rail won't push you when you power it on if it's on level ground and it has no block behind it acting as a stopper. The reason is that if you can go 2 ways, it doesn't know which way to send you. You need for the power rail to be sloped down in the direction you want to start up, if it's in the middle of your railway (rather than at the end). The post above talks about a more advanced method of handling stop-and-go train stations. I think it might be useful to you.

Thanks everybody I will post a screen shots when I get a chance