Rut-Light had arrived back at the library about 3 minutes ago and right now he was just relaxing and reading up on random things such as The History of Steam, Kiss: Psycho Circus and other oddball stuff to pass the time while the storm ravaged the outside world, lightning causing blinding amounts of light, the thunder sounding like an amplifier magnifying the sound of a strike at the bowling-alley and the rain thrashing onto the streets of Baltimare, bringing up the oil in the tarmac; making it hell were you to drive on it. With this though currently in his head, Rut-Light whispered to himself; "If the rain keeps up like this, the rails are going to be extremely slippery tomorrow due to moist leaves; making sand and even bigger deal to put on the rails. Unless I want significantly reduced friction between the rails and the track."
(The condition he's referring to is called Slippery Rail: "Slippery rail is a condition of railways (railroads) caused by fallen moist leaves that lie on and cling to the top surface of the rails of railway tracks. The condition results in significant reduction in friction between train wheels and rails, and in extreme cases can render the track temporarily unusable." (Information courtesy of Wikipedia)