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Powered Minecart

In secret friday update no.7 Notch implemented powered Minecarts. To create a powered minecraft you first need to have a Furnace and a Minecart, place the furnace above the minecart in the crafting window and you will obtain a powered minecart. The minecart can be powered from the same fuel's as a furnace. However it works best with coal.

To use the Powered Minecart, place it on a track, then select your fuel and rightclick on the Minecart. When rightclicking on the Minecart, you want to face the direction you want it to travel. You can make the cart change direction by rightclicking it, facing the opposite direction of travel. No coal will be lost doing this. Destroying a Powered Minecart will give you a Furnace and a regular Minecart.

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A Powered Minecart in action.

Notes

A single Powered Minecart can not push a cart with you in it up an incline, unless there is another cart between your cart and the Powered Minecart.

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