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!