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!