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!