Mine iron ore and smelt it into iron ingots
Craft sticks from wooden planks
Open the crafting table
Place 6 iron ingots in the left and right columns
Place 1 stick in the center slot
Collect the rails
Place powered rails on the ground
Craft a redstone torch
Place powered rails on a track line and power them with redstone torches, redstone blocks, levers, buttons, or redstone dust to activate them