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!