Minecarts load Chunks!
Keeps chunks loaded along a minecart's path in a 3x3 chunk radius, so your rail systems keep running even when you're not nearby.
⬇ Download on ModrinthMinecarts load Chunks
A small, focused mod that solves a common annoyance: minecarts stopping dead the moment they leave a loaded chunk.
What it does
While a minecart is moving, this mod keeps a 3x3 chunk radius around it loaded — similar to how a nether portal keeps chunks loaded. This means your rail systems, item transport, and redstone contraptions keep running smoothly, even without a player nearby to force-load the chunks.
Why?
Long minecart lines or automated transport systems often break because chunks unload as the cart travels through unloaded terrain. This mod fixes that without needing chunk loaders, spawn chunks, or third-party tools.
Compatibility
Works on Fabric. No configuration needed — just install and your minecarts keep going.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as minecarts-load-chunks-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 17 KB
- Download link checked 24 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.