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!