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!