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!