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!