Electrification System Overview
The TrainSystem Utilities electrification system supplies external FE power to Create trains via overhead wire + pantograph + substation. It lets FE generators from Mekanism / AE2 / Industrial Foregoing and the like serve as a power source or auxiliary supply for Create trains.
Overall flow
[FE generator (Mek/AE2/IF)] ──FE──▶ [Substation cubicle]
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(steps up to the wire via insulator)
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[Roof-mounted Pantograph] ◀──runs under wire──▶ [Overhead Wire]
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[FE Inverter] ──FE──▶ [Onboard Create / Mek / ... machines]- Prepare an FE source: a Mekanism reactor, an AE2 Energy Acceptor, anything works.
- Build a Substation Cubicle: hold the body and right-click to auto-complete the 3×4×2 = 24-block structure. Connect a power cable to the FE input face.
- Right-click to raise Overhead Poles or Overhead Trusses beside the track, then right-click to place Wire Insulators on top of them and next to the substation.
- Hold the Wire Connector Tool and right-click insulator → insulator in order to string Wire over the track (power flows from the insulator adjacent to the substation).
- Right-click to mount a Pantograph on the train roof and an FE Inverter inside the car.
- While running, the pantograph automatically collects current as it passes under the wire → the inverter feeds the onboard FE machines.
Component blocks / items
| Item | Role | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wire Connector Tool | Strings wire between two insulators | Hold and right-click insulators. 5 designs + custom |
| Wire Insulator | Mounting point at both ends of a wire | Right-click this to string wire. Relay between substation and wire |
| Overhead Pole | Single-track support post | Base that holds an insulator. Right-click to place beside the track |
| Overhead Truss | Portal support spanning multiple tracks | Base that holds insulators. Spans across track groups |
| Overhead Pole Auto Tool | Auto-places poles / trusses / insulators | Bulk-places along the track at your configured height and count |
| Pantograph | Roof-mounted current collector | Right-click on the roof to place. Auto-connects while running under wire |
| FE Inverter | Onboard FE buffer | 3-wide device. Supplies pantograph power to onboard machines |
| Dummy Inverter | Decoration only (no function) | Looks-only FE Inverter, only UI pantograph deploy works |
| Substation Cubicle | External FE intake + wire supply | 3×4×2 multiblock |
| Power Checker | Debug tool | Right-click an insulator / substation / inverter / pantograph to show FE remaining, etc. |