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How to Make The Transcontinental Railroad in Infinite Craft

The Transcontinental Railroad is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus The Golden Spike. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersThe Golden SpikeThe Transcontinental Railroad

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14FireWineAlcohol
  15. 15AlcoholLakeVodka
  16. 16LakeVodkaMartini
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EngineSteamTrain
  24. 24ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  25. 25MartiniTranscontinental RailroadThe Golden Spike
  26. 26LettersThe Golden SpikeThe Transcontinental Railroad
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Water + Water→ Lake13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Fire + Wine→ Alcohol15Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka16Lake + Vodka→ Martini17Wind + Wind→ Tornado18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Earth + Island→ Continent21Fire + Water→ Steam22Fire + Steam→ Engine23Engine + Steam→ Train24Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad25Martini + Transcontinental Railroad→ The Golden Spike26Letters + The Golden Spike→ The Transcontinental Railroad

The Transcontinental Railroad at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Transcontinental Railroad in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with The Golden Spike. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Transcontinental Railroad?

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

Is The Transcontinental Railroad hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Transcontinental Railroad?

Only one known combination produces The Transcontinental Railroad.

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