Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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Context: When placing a train-related entity like a train station or railway signal, Factorio provides some convenient UI affordances like displaying valid placement locations.

Bug: When placing a train station next to ghost rails, one currently does not get the train station preview: https://i.imgur.com/cflXL0Q.png -- I assume the same applies to other train entities like railway signals or locomotives, but I didn't check those.

Reproducibility: This always happens, consistently.
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Re: [2.0.77] Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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Given this was never supported this goes to Ideas and suggestions.
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Re: Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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+1 to making ghosting and blueprints UX first class! 🥇
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Re: Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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kizrak wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 11:03 pm +1 to making ghosting and blueprints UX first class! 🥇
Check this out :) 134651
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Re: Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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+1 Incredibly useful!
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Re: Ghost rails lack train placement previews

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+1
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