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Does anyone know of a mod that makes rails carry electricity the same way Satisfactory does it?

Stretching electrical wires out from my main base to ALL of my remote mining settlements is a huge pain in the ass. If there's a mod that makes rails have a very small electrical range/skirt that I can use to tap off of, I'd love to know about it.

It's possible to make all stations of the railway connected each other.

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That would be an ok compromise.

Ideally though, the railway itself would have the small electrical range, and require being powered at one or more of its ends.

RailPowerSystem seems to be what you're looking for. Also, Bio Industries provides electricity connectors for your rails, but it's more like a recipe on the side, mainly it's about producing stuff (even plastic, when you've accomplished the very advanced research) from wood.

I'd personally recommend Realistic Electric Trains for this. It doesn't make the rail itself carry electricity, but it does provide a "power line" system to run on them which does, along with electricity-fueled trains.

Otherwise, Pi-C has it down.