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!