The bug
Using sticky pistons, minecart rails can be ''elevated'' or put into the up-going position. It works on any type of rail, as long as the middle one is a regular one. For example, imagine a view from above; powered rail - rail - detector rail.
Both the powered and the detector rail will be lifted whilst destroying the default one. It won't however work if all 3 rails are the same, except if all 3 are default rails.
Related issues
is duplicated by
MC-16032
sticky piston rail break glitch
MC-165100
Floating Rails
MC-202677
Sloped rails can connect to air
MC-238033
There is a bug where you can get a rail on top of a rail.
MC-274746
floating rails sloping
MC-279323
The regular rail behaves abnormally after being moved by a sticky piston.
MC-297056
Rails remain upright without any support blocks when the adjacent rail is pulled up by a slime block
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Torabi
Probably related to MC-7235.
Ezekiel
Is this still a concern in the latest Minecraft version 14w30c? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.
Update: Issue is still active in version 14w30c. All rail types behave in the same way as previously described.
galaxy_2alex
Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.8.1 Prerelease 3 / Launcher version 1.5.3 or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.
No response for over a year.
This behaviour has changed since the creation of this issue.
Now, only regular rails adjecent to the lifted rail will be raised to diagonal, regardless of the lifted rails type.
Powered rails will either break or be unaffected.
j_p_smith
Confirmed in 1.16.1.
Avoma
Can confirm in 20w51a.
Avoma
Can confirm in 21w05b.
Avoma
Can confirm in 21w07a.
Avoma
Can confirm in 1.16.5 and 21w08b.
Relates to MC-174864
Avoma
Can confirm in 1.19.2.
Minecraft386882
Confirmed in 1.21.3