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!