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!