# Making rail vehicles?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rail-vehicles/23617>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rail-vehicles/23617 "2020-05-11T15:38:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![YourCompanionCube](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/yourcompanioncube/32/5834_2.png) [@YourCompanionCube](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/YourCompanionCube)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rail-vehicles/23617/1 "2020-05-11T15:38:35Z")

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currently i can’t figure out how we’re supposed to quickly move through lab railways (aside from the very rare rail car that spawns there already) since i can’t build a vehicle onto a rail or drive a vehicle over them

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**Author:** ![Tatterdemalian\_Threa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@Tatterdemalian\_Threa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tatterdemalian_Threa)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rail-vehicles/23617/2 "2020-05-11T17:32:14Z")

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Dedicated rail vehicles would require special wheels, to grip said rails instead of just driving anywhere. Not sure such a thing is even within the capabilities of the game engine yet, but it would be nice if it did.

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rail-vehicles/23617/3 "2020-05-11T18:06:55Z")

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You can find drascines (small rail vehicles used for maintenance) in subways, sometimes.

It’s possible to build a drascine yourself, but it’s tricky. You have to start with a frame that isn’t onto the rails and expand onto the rails.

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-rail-vehicles/23617/4 "2020-05-11T21:17:07Z")

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Oh man now I feel dumb. I always saw rail parts in the list but never managed to build one. I guess I’m the fool for trying to build a “rail cycle” that has no business existing.

Though I guess I can still build one if I just start with the sidecar. Gravity be damned.