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!