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How to Make The Little Engine That Could in Infinite Craft

The Little Engine That Could is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Choo-Choo plus Surfing the Solar System. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 197 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4PlanetSteamSteampunk
  5. 5EarthSteampunkRobot
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineSteamTrain
  8. 8RobotTrainChoo-Choo
  9. 9FirePlanetSun
  10. 10PlanetSunSolar System
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13SurfWindSurfing
  14. 14Solar SystemSurfingSurfing the Solar System
  15. 15Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk5Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot6Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine7Engine + Steamโ†’ Train8Robot + Trainโ†’ Choo-Choo9Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun10Planet + Sunโ†’ Solar System11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf13Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing14Solar System + Surfingโ†’ Surfing the Solar System15Choo-Choo + Surfing the Solar Systemโ†’ The Little Engine That Could

Other ways to make The Little Engine That Could

7 combinations are known to produce The Little Engine That Could. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Little Engine That Could
FirstSecondResult
Fairy TaleTranscontinental RailroadThe Little Engine That Could
Steam TrainThe Milky WayThe Little Engine That Could
Fairy TaleFlying BulldozerThe Little Engine That Could
Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could
Little MermaidSnowpiercerThe Little Engine That Could
Little Shop of HorrorsRusty TrainThe Little Engine That Could
Fairy TaleZephyr TrainThe Little Engine That Could

What you can make with The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
14
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Little Engine That Could in Infinite Craft?

Combine Choo-Choo with Surfing the Solar System. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Little Engine That Could?

15 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is The Little Engine That Could hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Little Engine That Could?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce The Little Engine That Could, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.