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!