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!