diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 6a9ed447..bcbb07f7 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ static const char _data_FX_MODE_METEOR_SMOOTH[] PROGMEM = "Meteor Smooth@!,Trail
 //Railway Crossing / Christmas Fairy lights
 uint16_t mode_railway()
 {
-  uint16_t dur = 40 + (255 - SEGMENT.speed) * 10;
+  uint16_t dur = (256 - SEGMENT.speed) * 40;
   uint16_t rampdur = (dur * SEGMENT.intensity) >> 8;
   if (SEGENV.step > dur)
   {
@@ -2368,16 +2368,16 @@ uint16_t mode_railway()
   if (SEGENV.aux0) pos = 255 - pos;
   for (int i = 0; i < SEGLEN; i += 2)
   {
-    SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i, SEGMENT.color_from_palette(255 - pos, false, false, 255));
+    SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i, SEGMENT.color_from_palette(255 - pos, false, false, 255)); // do not use color 1 or 2, always use palette
     if (i < SEGLEN -1)
     {
-      SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i + 1, SEGMENT.color_from_palette(pos, false, false, 255));
+      SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i + 1, SEGMENT.color_from_palette(pos, false, false, 255)); // do not use color 1 or 2, always use palette
     }
   }
   SEGENV.step += FRAMETIME;
   return FRAMETIME;
 }
-static const char _data_FX_MODE_RAILWAY[] PROGMEM = "Railway@!,Smoothness;;!";
+static const char _data_FX_MODE_RAILWAY[] PROGMEM = "Railway@!,Smoothness;1,2;!";
 
 
 //Water ripple