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!