rails                   
                                          
                                          
  
                                          
  
                                          
                                          
 trains  are  so  constructed  that  they 
 have to follow a set  path. this path is 
 called  a "railway",  which is comprised 
 of two metal rails, hence  its nickname. 
                                          
 because the  low  friction  between  the 
 wheels  of the train and the rail metal, 
 there are  limits  for how acute a curve 
 can  be, and even more so  for  how much 
 the  ground  under  the  rails  can   be 
 sloped. thus a  railway is often not led 
 on  top of hills, rather through them in 
 tunnels  (if   they   are   large),   or 
            artificial chasms.            
                                          
 there will be trees on the  side  of the 
 rails, but not too close,  or they  will 
 be cut  down  by the  railway  janitors. 
 there will  be  plains,  and  bodies  of 
                  water.                  
                                          
 trains go  by  day  and by  night. along 
       the way, there is information      
 scattered,  often  put on  top of poles, 
 to be interpreted by the train  drivers. 
 different  parts  of  the  railway  have 
          different speed limits.         
                                          
 sometimes, trains  have to stop and wait 
 for  something to happen, far away. this 
 is  signaled  by  red  or  green lights. 
                                          
                                  
                                          
 many people  follow  the  rails by foot. 
 often this  proves  to  be  the  shorter 
 path  between two  points.  however this 
 is  frowned  upon,  and   very  impolite 
         toward the train drivers!