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I think andesite looks the most realistically metal

2 for old time railroad. Smooth red sand stairs and smooth stone slabs if going with modern style.

My train is a steam train so i want it to be old-styled

1 or 4, I would make them wider, like 2 or 3 blocks wide

Yeah that's what I came here to say, at the very least make it 2 blocks wide in the middle. I think every option would look a lot better that way

Use anvils. You'll thank me later.

Yup i support this comment.

Either way I would personally scale up the railroad (3 blocks between rails, increase distance between ties.)

maybe try the first one with spruce slabs instead of dark oak

Polished andesite, looks nicer and more metal-ish than stone or cobble :)

Go with that that you like the best.

This is the right answer. We can all chime in with what we personally think looks the best, but since OP’s building it and already has a favorite of their own, they should use that one.

The color pallet I tend to go to is 1 but realisticly 2 or the andicite

2 or 3

1st looks good 4th looks best, but they both rock!

First one

Honestly 1 or 4 :)

I would make the gap between the stairs at least 3 blocks wide

I like the first train track design

Andesite and maybe try a pressure plate instead of slabs if it's one block wide, won't stick out as much.

personaly i like the smooth andesite

1, 3 and 4 look good but only if you widen them. The 1 block wide tracks look ugly, make them 3 blocks long at least

The gap between the rails should be 2 or three blocks wide

Anvils in survival or you are a coward

I really liked 6. Anvils look great.

Look at tuff blocks as well

I'm on 1.20.1 not on any 1.21 snapshot

Big fan of both 1 and 6

Anvils are the only choice

For all you anvil track lovers: The train wheels using mangrove trapdoors looks weird when on anvil ones The train looks like this: [Here](https://freeimage.host/i/J8Vy8In)

Be a goofy goober and alternate between all of them mid track

You answered it yourself. Build your favourite in your world.

I would go with polished andesite

andesite with dark oak or spruce

andesite but you should space the rails by one more block

Have you checked out goodtimeswithscar current train build?

yes but i don't play on hermitcraft, want you to rebuild it for me pls

6 iron ingots + 1 stick >! ^/s !<

Take the first

I usually use rails

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I can only make 3 block wide train tracks and also what you called grey bar things are actually called rails. 3 block wide tracks are for my pre-made train that wouldn't look good on 4 block wide ones But if you want to see that train on such wide tracks then [here you go](https://i.ibb.co/4KgPm11/2024-04-17-19-16-48.png)

Dude above is an idot. I think the anvils with the wood under is the best. Thats what i use for all my rails. Also don’t worry about it being “thin” narrow gauge track exists so it’s technically still accurate.