Springrail

From The Coppermind
Revision as of 13:48, 1 October 2021 by Taln Fan (talk | contribs) (Added details about how they work/appearance)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Coppermind has spoilers for all of Brandon's published works, now including The Sunlit Man. Information about books that have not yet been released, like Stormlight 5, is allowed only on meta-pages for the books themselves. For more details, see our spoiler policy. To view an earlier version of the wiki without spoilers for a book, go to the Time Machine!

Springrail
Related to Railcraft
World of Origin Earth (Rithmatist)

Springrail is a form of spring-loaded clockwork-driven monorail used to travel around the United Isles of America.[1]

Springrails are the primary form of transportation between islands. On many islands, the springrail station is an important location.[citation needed] Springrails have gotten cheaper over time.[2] Joel's father allegedly[2] died in a springrail accident.

Springrails hang beneath their tracks, which are about ten feet tall. The train cars are long and slender, designed like ornate carriages. Springwork engines are located towards the front of the train cars, usually at least two. Workers attach giant springwork batteries, which contain very tightly wound springs.[3] Many Rithmatists are employed by springrail companies, using chalklings with Glyphs of Rending to wind large spools to prepare the springrail batteries.

Notes

This article is a stub. Please help The Coppermind by expanding it.